Sidelong - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsaɪdlɔːŋ|
Brit.
|ˈsaɪdlɒŋ|
adverb
- on the side
the plow lay sidelong on the ground
- with the side toward someone or somethingseated sidelong to the window
- to, toward or at one side (syn: obliquely, sideways)darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
adjective
- (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy (syn: askance, askant, squint, squint-eyed)
sidelong glances
- situated at or extending to the side (syn: lateral)shot out sidelong boughs
- inclining or directed to one sidemoved downward in a sidelong way
Extra examples
She couldn't resist a sidelong glance (=a look that is not direct) at him.
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