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Askance
/əˈskæns/
To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
📖 Definitions of "Askance"
verb
- 1
To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
- 2
To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
adjective
- 1
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
adverb
- 1
(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
"The beggar asked for change, but the haughty woman only looked at him askance."
- 2
Sideways; obliquely.
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