glancing

American  

[glan-sing, glahn-] / ˈglæn sɪŋ, ˈglɑn- /

adjective

1. striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle.

   a glancing blow.

2. brief and indirect.

   glancing references to his dubious past.

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Other Word Forms

• glancingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of glancing

First recorded in 1485–95; glance ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

But, guided by the kyureki calendar, “glancing outside and wondering what I might see that day has become a small daily pleasure.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Oh, gosh. Honestly, I'm going to get emotional thinking about that," she says, glancing skyward and blinking rapidly.

From BBC

It is is why we started to hear references to glancing contact in a tackle or, when it comes to a shirt pull, a fleeting hold.

From BBC

The colors here are vivid and intense, creating the sense that prismatic light is glancing off the snowflakes to dazzle the eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ma holds my gaze for a beat before glancing at the empty hand-me-down suitcase.

From Literature

Related Words

• cursory
• fleeting
• superficial