dart a glance/look at

dart a glance/look at
dart a glance/look at
: to look suddenly and briefly at (something or someone)

She darted a suspicious glance at her sister.

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  • dart — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction (+ forward/across/off etc): Jill darted forward and pulled him away from the fire. 2 dart a glance/look to look at someone or something very quickly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • dart — dart1 [ dart ] noun * 1. ) count a small pointed object that you throw at a dartboard in order to score points in the game of DARTS a ) count a small pointed object that you fire from a gun or throw as a weapon . Darts often contain poison or a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dart */ — I UK [dɑː(r)t] / US [dɑrt] verb Word forms dart : present tense I/you/we/they dart he/she/it darts present participle darting past tense darted past participle darted 1) [intransitive] to make a sudden quick movement somewhere dart… …   English dictionary

  • dart — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Dart is used after these nouns: ↑poison {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Dart is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye, ↑squirrel Dart is used with these nouns as the object: ↑glance, ↑look …   Collocations dictionary

  • look# — look vb 1 *see, watch Analogous words: *gaze, gape, stare, glare, peer: *scrutinize, scan, inspect, examine 2 *seem, appear Analogous words: indicate, betoken, bespeak: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • glance — [n1] brief look eye*, eyeball*, flash*, fleeting look, gander, glimpse, lamp*, look, look see*, peek, peep, quick look, sight, slant*, squint, swivel*, view; concept 623 Ant. stare glance [n2] reflection of light coruscation, flash, gleam,… …   New thesaurus

  • Glance — Glance, n. [Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. {Gleen}, {Glint}, {Glitter}, and {Glance} a mineral.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden flash of light or splendor. [1913 Webster] Swift as the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glance coal — Glance Glance, n. [Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. {Gleen}, {Glint}, {Glitter}, and {Glance} a mineral.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden flash of light or splendor. [1913 Webster] Swift as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glance cobalt — Glance Glance, n. [Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. {Gleen}, {Glint}, {Glitter}, and {Glance} a mineral.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden flash of light or splendor. [1913 Webster] Swift as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glance copper — Glance Glance, n. [Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. {Gleen}, {Glint}, {Glitter}, and {Glance} a mineral.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden flash of light or splendor. [1913 Webster] Swift as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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