glancing

verb
UK: /ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/
US: /ˈɡlænsɪŋ/

  1. To look quickly at something or someone.

    1. I was just glancing at the newspaper headlines.
    2. She was glancing around the room, trying to find her keys that she misplaced.

  2. To strike something at an angle and bounce off.

    1. The bullet was glancing off the metal plate.
    2. His punch only ended up glancing off his opponent's shoulder during the fierce fight.

Synonyms

graze peek look brush skim
glancing noun

  1. A quick look.

    1. I took a glancing at the clock and realised I was late.
    2. She gave a glancing at her phone, then put it back in her bag immediately.

  2. An act of hitting something at an angle and deflecting off.

    1. The glancing of the stone skipped it across the water surface.
    2. The glancing blow of the hurricane spared the town from complete destruction this year.
glancing adjective

  1. Striking or reflecting at an angle.

    1. He received a glancing blow to the head.
    2. The sunlight created a glancing effect on the rippled surface of the lake now.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "glancing" in English means: To look quickly at something or someone., To strike something at an angle and bounce off..

The phonetic transcription of "glancing" is /ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈɡlænsɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "glancing": graze, peek, look, brush, skim.

Example usage of "glancing": "I was just glancing at the newspaper headlines.". More examples on the page.