Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look askance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: look askance
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To express doubt.

Example Sentences

"Even the Democrat voters that might look askance at a Green Party candidate, I want you guys to consider this."

Inflected Forms

looks askance (present, singular) looking askance (participle, present) looked askance (participle, past) looked askance (past)

Synonyms

squint

Questions

What does look askance mean?: To express doubt.

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