verbWord forms: squinnies, squinnying or squinnied(intransitive)
1.
to squint or peer
adjectiveWord forms: squinnier or squinniest
2.
squinting
squinny in British English2
(ˈskwɪnɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: squinnier or squinniest
dialect
unsuitably thin, underweight, or poorly formed
squinny in American English
(ˈskwɪni) (verb-nied, -nying, nounplural -nies)
intransitive verb
1.
to squint
noun
2.
a squint
Word origin
[1595–1605; perh. equiv. to squin- (‹ D schuin oblique, aslant) + -yeye]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: domain, option, posture, premium, slur
Examples of 'squinny' in a sentence
squinny
Squinny-eyed merchants squeezed their likenesses on to the wings of altarpieces they had paid for.