askance

skeptisch; schief

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

Example sentences with “askance”

  1. They looked askance at him. (Sie sahen ihn skeptisch an.)

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