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Glancing

/ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:18 pts8 letters
Definition of Glancing

verb

  1. To look briefly (at something).

    "She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror."

  2. To graze a surface.
  3. To sparkle.

    "The spring sunlight was glancing on the water of the pond."

  4. To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.
  5. To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.

noun

  1. A sideways look; a glance.

adjective

  1. Making superficial, obtuse contact with something.

    "His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw."

Anagrams of Glancing

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "glancing":

clanging
Related Word Patterns
GL...Words starting with "gl"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "glancing"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

glimpse
Letter Values
g2
l1
a1
n1
c3
i1
n1
g2

Total: 12 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Glancing
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 8-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Glancing"

Glancing is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "glancing" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Glancing" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "glancing" is a medium-scoring word.