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glance
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- pronunciation:
- glaens
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
glances, glancing, glanced |
definition 1: |
to look quickly.
He glanced at his watch every few minutes.She glanced up only to see someone running quickly past her door.- synonyms:
- glimpse
- similar words:
- look, peek, peep, regard, scan, skim
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definition 2: |
to strike something at an angle and be turned aside.
The rock glanced off the wall.- synonyms:
- carom, ricochet
- similar words:
- bounce, graze, kiss, rebound, skim
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definition 3: |
to remark on or consider something briefly and in passing.
- synonyms:
- allude to
- similar words:
- advert to, cite, mention, refer to, remark
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a quick look.
- synonyms:
- glimpse, look
- similar words:
- aperçu, look-see, once-over, peek, peep, sight
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definition 2: |
a glancing off; deflection.
the glance of the ball off the stadium wall- synonyms:
- carom, deflection, ricochet
- similar words:
- brush, rebound
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definition 3: |
a brief consideration or reference.
- synonyms:
- allusion
- similar words:
- citation, mention, reference, suggestion
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related words: |
blink, idea, look |
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derivation: |
glancingly (adv.) |
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