glance away
B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To look somewhere else quickly, often because you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.
Literal meaning: To cast a brief look in a direction away from what you were looking at — mostly transparent.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To quickly move one's eyes away from something or someone, often because of discomfort, shyness, or guilt.
"When their eyes met, she glanced away in embarrassment."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Commonly used in narrative and descriptive writing. Often indicates an emotional response such as shyness, guilt, embarrassment, or discomfort. Less common in everyday speech than in written prose.
Commonly used with
quickly hurriedly shyly embarrassed screen window
Forms
Base
glance away
I/you/we/they
3rd person
glances away
he/she/it
Past simple
glanced away
yesterday
Past participle
glanced away
have + pp
-ing form
glancing away
continuous
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