Definition

Noun: A quick look directed to the side, rather than straight ahead; a sideways glance. It often implies a brief, sometimes furtive, covert, or evaluative look.

Usage

The noun "side-look" (also commonly written as "side glance" or "side-glance") is used to describe the act of looking briefly to the left or right. It typically suggests that the look is not direct or prolonged. It can convey various nuances such as curiosity, suspicion, disapproval, or a desire to observe without being obvious.

Examples

• She gave him a sharp side-look when he made the sarcastic remark.
• He stole a side-look at the exam paper on the next desk.
• A curious side-look passed between the two friends when the stranger entered.

Advanced Usage

• "to shoot someone a side-look": To give someone a quick, often meaningful or pointed, sideways glance.
  • She shot him a warning side-look to stop talking.
• "with a side-look": Accompanied by a sideways glance.
  • He answered the question with a skeptical side-look.

Variants and Related Words

• Side glance (n): The more common variant, identical in meaning to "side-look".
• Side-glance (n): A hyphenated variant.
• Sideways glance (n phrase): A more descriptive phrase with the same meaning.
• Glance (n/v): The general act of looking briefly.

Synonyms

• Sideways glance
• Side-glance
• Side glimpse
• Furtive look

Related Phrases

• Out of the corner of one's eye: To see something indirectly or peripherally, often related to a side-look.
  • She saw the movement out of the corner of her eye and turned her head for a better look.

Noun

1. a glance sideways
   • she shot him an impatient side-glance