glancing

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glancing

/ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/ US
/ˈɡleə̯n.sɪŋ/
/ˈɡlɛə̯n.sɪŋ/

Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɑːnsɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of glance

adjective more glancing · most glancing

Making superficial, obtuse contact with something. His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw.

noun glancings

A sideways look; a glance. No doubt, sometimes there are comprehensive glancings at, and interminglings of different future eras of prophecy.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: glimpse, glint, peek, carom, fleeting, cursory, brief, quick, momentary, superficial, passing, hasty, darting, sidelong, sideways, oblique

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adj making superficial contact

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@misc{glancing_2026,
  title = {glancing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glancing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}