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throw an eye

throw an eye verb: to glance; peep.

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

Forms of throw an eye

third-person singular presentthrows an eye
present participlethrowing an eye
pastthrew an eye
past participlethrown an eye

Questions about throw an eye

What does throw an eye mean?
Throw an eye means to glance; peep.
What part of speech is throw an eye?
Throw an eye is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw an eye?
The past tense of throw an eye is threw an eye.

Words near throw an eye in the dictionary

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

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