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How to pronounce “askance”
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Pronunciation guide for askance
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of askance with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts
Europe looked askance at Ireland
- Definition summary
- (of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
Example 1 of 7
How to pronounce askance
The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts
Europe looked askance at Ireland
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “askance”
Meaning
- [Adverb]
- (of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
- Sideways; obliquely.
- [Adjective]
- Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
- [Verb]
- (rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
- (rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
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