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Leering vs Squinting - What's the difference?

leering | squinting |

As nouns the difference between leering and squinting

is that leering is action of the verb to leer while squinting is the act of one who squints.

As verbs the difference between leering and squinting

is that leering is while squinting is .

leering

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Action of the verb to leer .

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    squinting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who squints.
  • * 1828 , The Harvard Register: no. I-XII, March, 1827-Feb. 1828 (page 153)
    • I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings , they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple