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Meanings of shifty eyes in English

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Usage of shifty eyes in English
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Methought I saw once more the furtive, shifty eyes of the maniac.
Tales of Destiny
2
Sergius grew crimson under the taunting voice and the little, shifty eyes.
The Lion's Brood
3
Jabez lifted his shifty eyes from the floor and glanced at him.
Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus
4
The host's quick, shifty eyes at once took in what had happened.
A Voyage to Arcturus
5
Monty lay on the ground watching him with red, shifty eyes.
A Millionaire of Yesterday
6
With their shifty eyes and curiously shaped heads, they look like nothing human.
All in It : K(1) Carries On
7
He was two-thirds drunk, with brutal, shifty eyes and a flabby lower lip.
Crooked Trails
8
He was a young man with an uncertain face and weak, shifty eyes.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
9
He paused, looking intently on his colleague, whose shifty eyes encountered his own.
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
10
By their shifty eyes and unwashed hair shalt thou know them.
Revival
11
Who was pale and plump, with shifty eyes like dull, dark, plastic buttons.
Gutshot straight
12
The sharp, shifty eyes were continually turning with an expectant look to the door.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
13
This man at once attracted me by his shifty eyes and unhealthy red complexion.
The Secrets of the German War Office
14
Agnes stepped forward and looked fairly into his shifty eyes.
Red Money
15
His shifty eyes, like black beads, flitted from side to side as he spoke.
The Sowers
16
There was a slim, cigarette-smoking youth with pale, shifty eyes.
The Island of Faith
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Shifty eyes through the time
Shifty eyes across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common