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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She turns the car on, glancing over at me.
From Literature
The shop slowly returns to normal and the mess gets cleaned up, but I can still feel people glancing over their shoulders to look at me.
From Literature
But they took the lead on 10 minutes as striker Vasil Kusej forced the ball across the goal line at the far post after Tomas Holes's glancing header from a corner.
From Barron's
So if, like with Dalot and Sarr, the full boot makes contact with the leg but it comes off quickly that would be considered glancing.
From BBC
“I went down in the garden just before we arrived here,” answered Aunt Kitty calmly, glancing casually at her muddy skirt.
From Literature
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