look askance en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To express doubt.
Even the Democrat voters that might look askance at a Green Party candidate, I want you guys to consider this.
2026 April 22, Nathan J. Robinson, Butch Ware, “The Green Party’s Butch Ware: “I Love a Good Fight””, in Current Affairs, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| looked askance | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| looked askance | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| looks askance | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| looking askance | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |