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Askance Looked Bre /əˈskæns/Name /əˈskæns Adverb Look Sb/Sth)| Look Sb/Sth Askanceto

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Back BrE /əˈskæns/NAmE /əˈskæns/

adverb


look askance (at sb/sth)| look (at sb/sth) askanceto look at or react to sb/sth with suspicion or doubt, or in a critical way

The opposition party looked askance at most of the government's proposed policies.

 She looked askance at him when he began to eat before everybody else.

 A waiter in a tuxedo looked askance at his jeans.

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