askance
Turned to the side, especially of the eyesTurned to the side, especially of the eyes.
» She looked at me askance, not believing I could have said something so foolish.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
- (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Examples
4 sentencesShe looked at me askance, not believing I could have said something so foolish.
She looked at him askance.
ruОна искоса посмотрела на него. — sharptoothed
deSie sah ihn schief an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He looked at me askance.
Mary whispered something in Tom's ear, and now he's looking at me askance.
deMaria flüsterte Tom irgendwas ins Ohr, und jetzt sieht er mich schief an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Unknown. Possibly from Middle English askances (“as if”), or from Old French a escone (“hiUnknown. Possibly from Middle English askances (“as if”), or from Old French a escone (“hidden”) or Italian a scancio (“obliquely”). Compare asquint, Middle English askoyn (“at a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin, schuins (“sideways”), schuiven (“to shove”), schuinte (“slope”).
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