"steal a glance" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-steal a glance.ogg Forms: steals a glance [present, singular, third-person], stealing a glance [participle, present], stole a glance [past], stolen a glance [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|steal<,,stole,stolen> a glance}} 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. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-steal_a_glance-en-verb-LFtJqQQb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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