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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Askance \A*skance"\, Askant \A*skant"\, adv. [Cf. D. schuin,
     schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf.
     Asquint.]
     Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy,
     or suspicion.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They dart away; they wheel askance.      --Beattie.
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           My palfrey eyed them askance.            --Landor.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Both . . . were viewed askance by authority.
                                                    --Gladstone.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Askance \A*skance"\, v. t.
     To turn aside. [Poet.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           O, how are they wrapped in with infamies
           That from their own misdeeds askance their eyes!
                                                    --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Askance \A*skance"\, v. t.
     To turn aside. [Poet.]
  
           O, how are they wrapped in with infamies That from
           their own misdeeds askance their eyes!   --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Askance \A*skance"\, Askant \A*skant"\, adv. [Cf. D. schuin,
     schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf.
     Asquint.]
     Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy,
     or suspicion.
  
           They dart away; they wheel askance.      --Beattie.
  
           My palfrey eyed them askance.            --Landor.
  
           Both . . . were viewed askance by authority.
                                                    --Gladstone.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  askance
       adj : (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as
             if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with
             their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong
             glances" [syn: askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed,
              squinty, sidelong]
       adv 1: with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the
              offer"
       2: with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the
          way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  askance
     a.
     turn to the side, especially of the eyes.
     adv.
     (lb en of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or
  suspicion.
     vb.
     (lb en rare transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a
  sideways glance.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  askance
     a.
     turn to the side, especially of the eyes.
     adv.
     (lb en of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or
  suspicion.
     vb.
     (lb en rare transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a
  sideways glance.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  askance
     a.
     turn to the side, especially of the eyes.
     adv.
     (lb en of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or
  suspicion.
     vb.
     (lb en rare transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a
  sideways glance.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  askance
     a.
     turn to the side, especially of the eyes.
     adv.
     (lb en of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or
  suspicion.
     vb.
     (lb en rare transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a
  sideways glance.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  askance
     Engelska adv.
     1 åt sidan
     2 misstroget, misstänksamt

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Askance /ɐskˈans/
  إستنكارا

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  askance //əˈskæns// //əˈskɑːns// 
  1. подозрително
  of look: with disapproval
  2. изкосо, накриво
  sideways, obliquely

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  askance /ɐskˈans/
  nedůvěřivě

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  askance /ɐskˈans/
  scheel, schief 
           Note: Blick

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  askance /ɐskˈans/
  seitwärts 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  askance /ɐskˈans/
  
  λοξά

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  askance //əˈskæns// //əˈskɑːns// 
  1. karsaasti
  of look: with disapproval
  2. nurkkasilmällä, sivuttain
  sideways, obliquely

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  askance /ɐskˈans/ 
  1. संदेह से
        "She looked at me askance when I asked her to give her bank pass book ."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  askance /ɐskˈans/
  iskosa, podozrivo

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  askance //əˈskæns// //əˈskɑːns// 
  1. 疑わしい
  of look: with disapproval
  2. 斜め, 横目
  sideways, obliquely

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  askance //əˈskæns// //əˈskɑːns// 
  misstroget
  of look: with disapproval

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈskæns/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "askance":
     aside, askant, askew, asquint, awry, broadside, broadside on, cam,
     captiously, censoriously, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crabwise,
     critically, crookedly, cynically, disapprovingly, distrustfully,
     doubtfully, doubtingly, edgeway, edgeways, edgewise, glancingly,
     laterad, laterally, on its side, on the beam, reproachfully,
     right and left, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway,
     sideways, sidewise, sidling, skeptically, suspiciously,
     unfavorably
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  ad. 斜地,怀疑地,不赞许地;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     ad. 斜视地

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