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threw an eye

threw an eye is the simple past of throw an eye.

Meaning of throw an eye

Verb

throw an eye (third-person singular simple present throws an eye, present participle throwing an eye, simple past threw an eye, past participle thrown an eye)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To glance; peep.
    • He threw an odd eye at the same time now and then at Stephen's anything but immaculately attired interlocutor as if he had seen that nobleman somewhere or other though where he was not in a position to truthfully state nor had he the remotest idea when.Episode 16

Questions about threw an eye

What is threw an eye the simple past of?
Threw an eye is the simple past of throw an eye.

Words near threw an eye in the dictionary

  1. threw a wrench in the gears
  2. threw a wrench in the works
  3. threw a wrench into the works
  4. threw about
  5. threw an ant into a sty
  6. threw an eye
  7. threw aside
  8. threw away
  9. threw away the key
  10. threw back
  11. threw BBs

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