askance meaning

UK US /əˈskæns/ 2 syllables

askance (adverb): with suspicion or disapproval.

askance has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as adverb and adjective.

askance as an adverb

  1. with suspicion or disapproval
    • he looked askance at the offer
  2. with a side or oblique glance
    • did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes

askance as an adjective

  1. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
    • her eyes with their misted askance look
    • sidelong glances

    Synonyms: askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong

    Similar: indirect

How to pronounce askance

askance is pronounced /əˈskæns/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with askance

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in CE · 7-letter words

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