look+obliquely
11squint — [skwint] vi. [aphetic for ASQUINT] 1. to look or peer with the eyes partly closed, as when the light is too strong 2. to look with the eyes turned to the side; look obliquely or askance 3. to be cross eyed 4. to incline or have a tendency (toward …
12squint — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English asquint Date: 1579 1. of an eye looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain) 2. of the eyes not having the visual axes parallel ; crossed II. verb …
13squint — v. n. Look askant, look askance, look obliquely …
14skew — v 1. turn aside, bend or move aside, deflect, shift, swerve, sheer, turn, veer, deviate, diverge, curve, bend, twist. 2. squint, look obliquely, look askance, glance side wise. 3. oblique, slant, slope, tilt, incline. 4. misrepresent, belie,… …
15squint — v., n., & adj. v. 1 intr. have the eyes turned in different directions, have a squint. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) look obliquely or with half closed eyes. 3 tr. close (one s eyes) quickly, hold (one s eyes) half shut. n. 1 = STRABISMUS. 2 a… …
16Gley — Gley, v. i. [OE. gli[yogh]en, glien, gleien, to shine, to squint; cf. Icel. glj[=a] to glitter.] To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things. [Scot.] Jamieson. [1913 Webster] …
17leer — {{11}}leer (n.) 1590s, from LEER (Cf. leer) (v). {{12}}leer (v.) to look obliquely (now usually implying with a lustful or malicious intent ), 1520s, probably from M.E. noun ler cheek, from O.E. hleor the cheek, the face, from P.Gmc. *khleuzas… …
18goggle — [gäg′əl] vi. goggled, goggling [ME gogelen, to look obliquely, freq. formation prob. < Celt base, as in Ir gog, a nod, Welsh gogi, to shake] 1. a) to stare with bulging or wide open eyes b) to roll the eyes 2. a) to bulge o …
19glime — I. ˈglīm intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: origin unknown dialect chiefly Britain : to look obliquely at something : steal a glance II. noun ( s) dialect chiefly Britain : an oblique glance …
20squint´ing|ly — squint «skwihnt», verb, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to look or gaze with the eyes partly closed: »the bright sun made him squint at the sky to see the airplane. 2. to look sideways; glance obliquely or in other than the direct line of vision. 3. to …
