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stole a glance

stole a glance is the simple past of steal a glance.

Meaning of steal a glance

Verb

steal a glance (third-person singular simple present steals a glance, present participle stealing a glance, simple past stole a glance, past participle stolen a glance)

  1. (idiomatic) To look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.
    • Each boy stole a glance at the other and met the same look of disbelief.

Questions about stole a glance

What is stole a glance the simple past of?
Stole a glance is the simple past of steal a glance.

Words near stole a glance in the dictionary

  1. Stolberg
  2. Stolbergs
  3. stolbur
  4. stold
  5. stole
  6. stole a glance
  7. stole a kiss
  8. stole a living
  9. stole a march
  10. stole away
  11. stole fee

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