Glancing

/ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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."

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