side-glance

[ sahyd-glans, -glahns ]

noun

a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.

Origin of side-glance

First recorded in 1605–15

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I didn't want him to know that my heart went pit-a-pat when he gave me those side glances.
The Nursery, December 1881, Vol. XXX | Various
When they were on their way up to the widow's cottage he stole side-glances at her, and her silence distressed him.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
There were no side glances and down-drooping eyes when the Angel talked; she was business straight through.
Freckles | Gene Stratton-Porter
Bob, who had already cast several side-glances at me, now turned to Richards.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 | Various
Also she throws side glances into the peculiar disposition of the Phæacians, needful to be known to the new-comer.
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. Snider

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