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side-look

side-look

5.5
A quick glance to the side that shows a feeling or meaning
  • noun
translation icon : mirada lateral
  • She gave him a quick side-look when he mentioned the surprise party.

Examples

  • The teacher cast a side-look at the students who were whispering during the lesson.

  • His side-look revealed his disbelief about the story she told.

  • Then they turned and stood side by side, looking into the pool, where their dresses floated like two great crumpled water lilies.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • We were busy talking, standing side by side, looking at each other in the looking glass above the table, resembling nothing so much as sisters that morning, our two small faces animated and dancing as we talked, so we did not hear Mama's hand on the knob, but when she suddenly spoke from behind us, Halcy jumped so that she knocked one of Mama's perfume bottles off the table.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

look
vsside-look
∞ 1.0

A short action of turning the eyes to see something

is a specific sideways movement of the eyes used to show emotion or intention
side-glance
vsside-look
1 4.6

A quick look to the side that shows a feeling or intention

focuses more on expressing a particular feeling rather than on quickness

Antonyms

gaze
147 2.1

A long steady look at someone or something

How Intense

glare
18 3.9
stare
108 1.0
side-look
5.5
to look
∞ 1.0
glance
222 1.4

Surface Forms

side-look singular
side-looks plural

Morphology

side-look = side + look (transparent) = side + look

The meaning 'a glance to the side' follows directly from combining 'side' and 'look', so learners aware of both words can infer it.

Etymology

Side-look joins the simple words side and look, so it literally means a 'glance' given 'to the side', like the small, sideways look you give without turning your head. That's why a side-look usually shows an emotion or purpose, such as suspicion, disapproval, or a secret smile.