Meaning & use
sidelong
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directed to one side; not straight ahead, especially of a glance or look.
See it in a sentence
She gave him a sidelong glance across the crowded room.
He walked with a sidelong shuffle to avoid the puddles.
A note on using this word
It can also function as an adverb, as in 'he glanced sidelong at the stranger', describing the manner of the movement itself.
Words with a similar meaning
obliquesideways
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Words with an opposite meaning
directstraightforward
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