How to pronounce askance:
Example: "He looked askance at the offer"
Example: "Did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"
Example: "Her eyes with their misted askance look"
To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.