Meaning of sidelong in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Adverb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    sidelong

    Definitions

    1. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

    Examples

    • « her eyes with their misted askance look- Elizabeth Bowen »
    • « sidelong glances »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. situated at or extending to the side

    Examples

    • « the lateral branches of a tree »
    • « shot out sidelong boughs- Tennyson »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. inclining or directed to one side

    Examples

    • « moved downward in a sidelong way - Bram Stoker »

    Synonyms

  4. Adverb

    sidelong

    Definitions

    1. on the side

    Examples

    • « the plow lay sidelong on the ground »
  5. 2. with the side toward someone or something

    Examples

    • « seated sidelong to the window- Nathaniel Hawthorne »
  6. 3. to, toward or at one side

    Examples

    • « darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face »

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