Concept cluster: Actions > Glancing or staring
adj
(idiomatic, with for) Gazing at devotedly.
adv
Obsolete form of askance. [(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.]
v
(rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
adj
Looking sideways, as though warily.
v
Alternative form of ogle [(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.]
v
Alternative form of bat an eyelid [(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.]
v
Alternative form of bat an eyelid [(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.]
v
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.
v
(idiomatic) To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
v
(transitive) To gaze at.
v
(intransitive) To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes.
n
A sidelong glance.
v
(obsolete) To blink.
v
(intransitive) Of gold or silver: To exhibit blick.
n
(obsolete) Cessation; end.
n
(theater) A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change.
n
A glimpse or glance.
n
(idiomatic) A moment (a very short period of time).
adj
Alternative form of blink-and-you-miss-it [(idiomatic) Barely visible because gone too quickly.]
adj
(idiomatic) Barely visible because gone too quickly.
n
Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
n
(Internet) A small animated graphic for use on a web page, usually taking the form of a picture or phrase with blinking lights around it.
n
(photography) in digital photography, a flashing pixel.
v
(rare, dialectal or obsolete) To gaze or stare.
n
A glimpse, a glance; the ability, especially of a military officer, to understand much at a glance.
n
Alternative form of coup d'oeil [A glimpse, a glance; the ability, especially of a military officer, to understand much at a glance.]
n
(Britain, slang) A look; a glance.
n
An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.
n
Alternative form of double take [An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.]
n
Alternative form of double take [An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.]
v
(obsolete) To close the eyes of; to seel (a hawk).
n
Alternative form of eye for an eye [(idiomatic) Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.]
v
(transitive, informal) To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.
n
A glance of the eye.
v
(transitive, intransitive, slang) To stare intensely and unremittingly at an individual.
n
(archaic) A brief glance.
n
(slang, used only with “have”, “get” and “take”) A glance, look.
v
(intransitive) To stare intently or earnestly.
n
(obsolete) View, stare.
v
(intransitive) To look briefly (at something).
v
(intransitive) To look at something else briefly, then look back again.
v
(transitive) To strike a surface and be deflected
v
(transitive) to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes
adj
(of graphics) Understandable at a glance, or with occasional glances, and therefore requiring only minimal attention.
n
That which is communicated by a glance.
n
A knowing look.
n
An enticing glance or look.
n
(now rare, Northern England) A look or glance.
n
(obsolete) An ogling look.
n
(archaic, slang) A look; a glimpse.
v
(transitive) To see or view briefly or incompletely.
v
Alternative form of glimpse [(transitive) To see or view briefly or incompletely.]
adv
(idiomatic) instantaneously, extremely quickly
v
To stare into the eyes of someone who is staring back into your eyes.
v
(usually with "at") To flirt with (someone) by making obvious glances.
n
(literary) A glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle
v
Alternative form of ogle [(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.]
n
(idiomatic) A glance of disdain or disapproval.
v
(transitive, by extension) To stare out of countenance.
n
(colloquial, chiefly in the plural) The eye.
n
(engineering, dated) That which beats or throbs in working.
n
Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.
n
A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another.
adj
(of a person's eyes) Moving from one object to another; not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
n
(UK, informal) A brief glance.
n
(slang, dated, uncountable) An unjustified air of self-importance.
n
Alternative form of side-eye [A sidelong look, particularly of animosity, judgment, or suspicion.]
n
Alternative form of sidegaze [(medicine) The act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.]
v
(transitive) To look at out of the corner of one's eye, particularly with animosity, or in a judgmental or suspicious manner.
n
Alternative form of sidegaze [(medicine) The act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.]
n
Alternative spelling of sideglance [A quick look at something to the side, usually without turning one's head, a sidelong glance.]
n
(medicine) The act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.
v
To quickly look at something to the side, usually without turning one's head; to glance sidelong.
v
(Northern English) to glance
n
A squint or sidelong glance.
n
(US) A look, a glance.
n
A short look.
n
A persistent gaze.
v
(transitive) To overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.
v
To stare in an absent-minded or unfocused way.
n
(informal) A game or confrontation in which two individuals intently gaze at each other, until the other individual is forced to blink or turn away.
n
One who is stared at.
n
a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible, the loser being the one who is the first to blink or look away.
n
Glare from the road that can temporarily blind drivers.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive) To glance; peep.
v
(originally gay slang) To subtly insult someone.
n
A sly glance; a leer.
n
An upwards glance.
n
Alternative spelling of oeillade [(literary) A glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle]

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