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Definition of sidelong in English: sidelongadjective & adverb ˈsʌɪdlɒŋ Directed to or from one side; sideways. 向旁边（的）；从一边（的）；旁边（的）；侧面（的） as adjective Steve gave her a sidelong glance 史蒂夫斜视了她一眼。 as adverb he looked sidelong at her with a quick smile 他从侧面看着她，莞尔一笑。 Example sentencesExamples - He had to endure years of sidelong glances at the school gate.
- Rebecca gave Lydia a sidelong glance that could be interpreted as a glare.
- Teddy sent Christopher a sidelong glance and then fully faced him as he set the sketches on Christopher's desk.
- Beside me, Lucas was shaking and I gave him a sidelong glance, only to find him silently laughing.
- They filed past, meriting hardly a sidelong glance from the fielders.
- Vicki cast him a sidelong glance and noticed the angry look on his face.
- Shamus could feel his ears turning bright red, and a sidelong glance at Amber told him she was blushing just as much as he was.
- Mr. Lake intercepted Sara's sidelong glance and sent her a reassuring smile.
- Other diners in the cafeteria cast sidelong glances as they hear his Québécois accent decry the injustices of the street.
- If you see sidelong glances, rolling eyes or other signs of distraction, it's time to stop talking.
- A lot of sidelong glances and knowing looks were passed around when people thought we weren't looking.
- They'd asked how I was, expressed their shock, but under that there was the fidgeting, the sidelong glances.
- I glanced sidelong at Brendan sitting next to me before exchanging a look with Josh across from me.
- She gave him a queer sidelong glance, and it seemed that her voice suddenly became too light, too careless.
- For those of us who are dependent, we need support, not sidelong glances if we tell someone we're on narcotics.
- She gives me a sidelong glance from behind the white frames of her glasses.
- We climbed the stairs, and when arrived in the kitchen, realised in a sidelong glance, that we had both blushed.
- I did my best to ignore him, which wasn't easy since he kept sneaking sidelong glances at me and then pretending he hadn't been.
- He would steal a sidelong glance here and there, though she never knew.
- When he felt her sidelong glance, he cleared his throat and forced a smile as he met her somewhat dark blue eyes.
Synonyms indirect, oblique, sideways, sideward, side surreptitious, furtive, covert, sly indirectly, obliquely, sideways, out of the corner of one's eye surreptitiously, furtively, covertly, slyly archaic askance
OriginLate Middle English: alteration of earlier sideling, from side + the adverbial suffix -ling. Definition of sidelong in US English: sidelongadverb & adjectiveˈsīdˌlôNGˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ Directed to or from one side; sideways. 向旁边（的）；从一边（的）；旁边（的）；侧面（的） as adjective Steve gave her a sidelong glance 史蒂夫斜视了她一眼。 as adverb he looked sidelong at her with a quick smile 他从侧面看着她，莞尔一笑。 Example sentencesExamples - They'd asked how I was, expressed their shock, but under that there was the fidgeting, the sidelong glances.
- Rebecca gave Lydia a sidelong glance that could be interpreted as a glare.
- He would steal a sidelong glance here and there, though she never knew.
- Vicki cast him a sidelong glance and noticed the angry look on his face.
- I glanced sidelong at Brendan sitting next to me before exchanging a look with Josh across from me.
- I did my best to ignore him, which wasn't easy since he kept sneaking sidelong glances at me and then pretending he hadn't been.
- We climbed the stairs, and when arrived in the kitchen, realised in a sidelong glance, that we had both blushed.
- When he felt her sidelong glance, he cleared his throat and forced a smile as he met her somewhat dark blue eyes.
- He had to endure years of sidelong glances at the school gate.
- She gives me a sidelong glance from behind the white frames of her glasses.
- She gave him a queer sidelong glance, and it seemed that her voice suddenly became too light, too careless.
- Teddy sent Christopher a sidelong glance and then fully faced him as he set the sketches on Christopher's desk.
- A lot of sidelong glances and knowing looks were passed around when people thought we weren't looking.
- Shamus could feel his ears turning bright red, and a sidelong glance at Amber told him she was blushing just as much as he was.
- Beside me, Lucas was shaking and I gave him a sidelong glance, only to find him silently laughing.
- For those of us who are dependent, we need support, not sidelong glances if we tell someone we're on narcotics.
- Mr. Lake intercepted Sara's sidelong glance and sent her a reassuring smile.
- Other diners in the cafeteria cast sidelong glances as they hear his Québécois accent decry the injustices of the street.
- If you see sidelong glances, rolling eyes or other signs of distraction, it's time to stop talking.
- They filed past, meriting hardly a sidelong glance from the fielders.
Synonyms indirect, oblique, sideways, sideward, side indirectly, obliquely, sideways, out of the corner of one's eye
OriginLate Middle English: alteration of earlier sideling, from side + the adverbial suffix -ling. |