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Meanings of askant in anglès

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

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Usage of askant in anglès
1
Lady Bassett drew back, and eyed her askant with amazement and terror.
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2
They went up, hand in hand, and often looked askant upon the road.
Put Yourself in His Place
3
Denys looked askant at Gerard, and not liking the theme, shook it off.
The Cloister and the Hearth
4
Who are they as bats and night-dogs askant in the capitol?
Leaves of Grass
5
The ass stopped munching, and looked askant at the Squire.
International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1,...
6
Gerard pondered these simple words, and eyed her askant, carrying the child with perfect ease.
The Cloister and the Hearth
7
The gamekeeper, meanwhile, picked up his bird, reloaded his gun, and eyed Jasper suspiciously askant.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10
8
He looked askant at Monckton, and he showed the white of his eyes more and more.
A Perilous Secret
9
Spirituality does not light it; evanescent dreams: are its oil-lamps, often with wick askant in the socket.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 1
10
Nothing askant or lost or loudly wrong.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
11
She was dizzy and askant and slant.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
12
They looked with eyes askant at the mate and his three companions, but said nothing to them.
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13
Pollock looked at him strangely askant.
The Rules of the Game
14
Madame Raynal's quivering eye turned slowly and askant towards Camille, but stopped in terror ere it could see him.
White Lies
15
The watcher eyed them askant.
The Cloister and the Hearth
16
Whyland looked askant at Abner.
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