Ways of Looking
Match the verbs on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- glower
- scrutinise
- gawk
- browse
- glimpse
- leer
- squint
- peep
- wink
- spot
- examine someone or something very carefully
- look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better
- see someone or something by chance for a very short time
- close one eye briefly, as a signal to somebody
- look at things in a shop rather than looking for one particular thing
- look in an angry, aggressive way
- look at something quickly and secretly, especially through a hole or opening
- see or notice someone or something, usually because you are looking hard
- look at something or someone in a stupid or rude way
- (of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way
