側そばめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

shove aside; look at out of the corner of one's eye

Rare verb. The 'shove aside' sense is literal; the 'look sideways' sense is often used with 目をそばめる. Usually written in kana.

• 彼かれは本ほんをそばめて、席せきを空あけた。

  He shoved the book aside to make room.

• 彼かの女じょは目めをそばめて隣となりの人ひとを見みた。

  She looked at the person next to her out of the corner of her eye.