schielen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- leer verb To look at someone sideways in a way that suggests sexual desire or ill intent.
- squint verb To look with eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to focus better.
- strabismus noun Strabismus is a condition in which the eyes do not line up with each other because the muscles that control them are unbalanced.
Senses
schielen is used for these senses in English:
- leer (intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
- squint An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
- squint The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
- strabismus A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.
leer — full definition
- verb To look at someone sideways in a way that suggests sexual desire or ill intent.
- noun An unpleasant sideways glance, often suggesting lust or malice.
squint — full definition
- verb To look with eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to focus better.
- verb To have eyes that point in different directions; to suffer from a vision condition called strabismus.
- noun An expression made by narrowing the eyes.
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