throw an eye

verb

To glance; peep.

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Meanings

verbthrow an eye (third-person singular simple present throws an eye, present participle throwing an eye, simple past threw an eye, past participle thrown an eye)

present singular third person throws an eye · participle present throwing an eye · past threw an eye · participle past thrown an eye

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo glance; peep.

    He threw an odd eye at the same time now and then at Stephen's anything but immaculately attired interlocutor as if he had seen that nobleman somewhere or other though where he was not in a position to truthfully state nor had he the remotest idea when.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw an eye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20an%20eye.

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