Meanings
verblook askance (third-person singular simple present looks askance, present participle looking askance, simple past and past participle looked askance)
present singular third person looks askance · participle present looking askance · participle past looked askance · past looked askance
- idiomaticTo 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 2026Synonyms: squint
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo express doubt.
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