glancing
Americanadjective
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striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle.
a glancing blow.
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brief and indirect.
glancing references to his dubious past.
Other Word Forms
- glancingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of glancing
Example Sentences
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I hesitate, glancing over at Avery, whose eyes are so big they might pop right out of her face.
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“Yeah … yeah … Courtney’s house,” he said, glancing at Rich, who was still in the dark.
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On the last circle the beast caught him a glancing blow with one of its back hoofs and sent him sprawling.
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I took the pail to the end of the field, glancing around to be sure no one on the road might take it away from me.
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Oliver pulled out his phone and swiped around, glancing up every so often as we got closer to the school.
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