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Askance - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Askance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Askance [ adv.]
- Alt. of Askant
2 . Askance [ v. t.]
- To turn aside.

Meaning of 'Askance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . askance [ r]
Meaning (1):
- with a side or oblique glance
Example in sentence:
  • did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes
Meaning (2):
- with suspicion or disapproval
Example in sentence:
  • he looked askance at the offer
3 . askance [ s]
Meaning (3):
- (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Example in sentence:
  • her eyes with their misted askance look;
  • sidelong glances

Nearby Words:

ask askant asked asker askew asking

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