askance

Word details

German meaning

Scheel bedeutet schief oder seitwärts blickend, oft misstrauisch oder abwertend.

English meaning

Squinting or looking sideways, often suspiciously or disapprovingly.

Synonym

misstrauisch, argwöhnisch

German example

Er sah mich scheel an.

English example

He looked at me askance.

Comparative

scheelerSuperlative: am scheelsten