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sidelong

[ sahyd-lawng, -long ]

adjective

  1. directed to one side:

    a sidelong glance.

  2. inclined or slanting to one side.
  3. indirect; roundabout:

    sidelong comments about his appearance.



adverb

  1. toward the side; obliquely.

sidelong

/ ˈɪˌɒŋ /

adjective

  1. directed or inclining to one side
  2. indirect or oblique
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. from the side; obliquely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sidelong1

First recorded in 1515–25; side 1 + long 1
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“I’m turning on you,” Smith replies with a sidelong glance.

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Gracus glanced sidelong at this enormous gnat that continued to buzz in his ear.

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Against the committee-room grandstanding of popular memory, the series thus fashions the entire Eisenhower era from the raw materials of the closet, from subtext, secrets, sidelong glances and confidential tones.

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It can arise in the classroom or workplace, and take the form of a subtle snub, a direct insult or sidelong glance.

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In each of those performances, she conveyed tenderness, compassion and quiet determination in the face of indignity with little more than a tearful gaze or a knowing sidelong glance.

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