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askance(adverb) With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust. Synonyms: sidelongUsage: I glanced askance at this strange creature, and found him watching me with his queer, restless eyes.
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Daemon wrote:askance(adverb) With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust. Quote:"You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied, "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance -
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
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"The whole sport is odd, but within the sport, it's even an odd kind of race because of the fact that it seems so difficult. Those who do it seem to love it and embrace it. Others kind of look askance on it."
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lazarius wrote:Daemon wrote:http://www.thefreedictionary.com/askance
(adverb) With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust.
Quote:"You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied, "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance -
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
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Askance - With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust.
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