askance
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ēs
kance
kÃĻns
kāns
/ɐskˈɑːns/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "askance"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϤāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇, āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻš āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇

with a sideways or slanted glance, often suggesting curiosity, hesitation, or mild distrust
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She walked past the group, glancing askance at their conversation.
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āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇

in a way that shows doubt, suspicion, or disapproval
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Neighbors viewed the new construction project askance.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€āϰāĻž āύāϤ⧁āύ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϤāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇, āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻš āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇

(of a glance) directed to one side with suspicion, envy, or doubt
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He cast an askance look at the proposal.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞāĨ¤
LanGeek
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