Glancing

/ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/

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

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:18 pts8 letters

Definition of Glancing

verb

To look briefly (at something).
"She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror."
To graze a surface.
To sparkle.
"The spring sunlight was glancing on the water of the pond."
To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.
To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.

noun

A sideways look; a glance.

adjective

Making superficial, obtuse contact with something.
"His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw."

Anagrams of Glancing

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 8 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "glancing":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

angling lancing

6-LETTER WORDS

caging caning gingal lacing lignan

5-LETTER WORDS

acing aging algin align clang cling liang ligan linac linga

4-LETTER WORDS

agin anil cain clag clan gain gang giga glia laic lain lang ling linn nail

3-LETTER WORDS

ail ain ani can cig gag gal gan gig gin igg inn lac lag lin+2 more

Related Word Patterns

GL...Words starting with "gl"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter words Unscramble "glancing"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

glimpse

Rhyming Words

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