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   glance

   /ɡlans/

   verb

   • 1. take a brief or hurried look: "Ginny glanced at her watch" Similar take a quick looklook quicklylook brieflypeekpeepglimpsecatch a glimpse ofkeekinformal:sneak a looktake a gandertake a dekkohave a shuftitake a butcher'ssquizarchaic:glance one's eyeOpposite gazescrutinize
   • ▪ read quickly or cursorily: "I glanced through your personnel file last night" Similar read quicklyscanhave a quick lookrun one's eye overskimleafflickflipthumbbrowsedip intoinformal:give something a/the once-overOpposite studypore over
   • 2. hit something at an angle and bounce off obliquely: "the stone glanced off a crag and hit Tom on the head" Similar ricochetreboundbe deflectedflybouncegrazeclipmake contact withcannoncaromrare:resile
   • ▪ (of light) reflect off something with a brief flash: "sunlight glanced off the curved body of a dolphin" Similar reflectflashgleamglintglitterglistenglimmershimmerflickersparkletwinklerare:coruscate
   • ▪ (in ball games) deflect (the ball) slightly with a delicate contact: "he glanced the ball into the corner of the net"

   noun

   • 1. a brief or hurried look: "I stole a glance at John" Similar peekpeepbrief lookquick lookglimpsekeekcoup d'œilinformal:ganderdekkoshuftibutcher'ssquizgeekJack Nohi
   • 2. a flash or gleam of light: archaic "fish … sporting with quick glance, Show to the Sun their wav'd coats" Similar flashgleamglitterglintglimmershimmerflickersparkletwinkle

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘rebound obliquely’): probably a nasalized form of obsolete glace in the same sense, from Old French glacier ‘to slip’, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGLANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word glance, which can be a verb or a noun. A glance can mean a quick look, a deflected impact, a flash, or a brief reference.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › glanceGLANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   to look quickly or briefly. to gleam or flash: a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight. Synonyms: scintillate, glisten. to strike a surface or object obliquely, especially so as to bounce off at an angle (often followed by off ): The arrow glanced off his shield. Synonyms: ricochet, reflect.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › glanceGlance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Glance involves quick contact. When you glance at someone you take a quick peek at them. When a knife blow glances off you, it doesn't penetrate, but hits at an angle. When you glance at someone, it's often because you don't want to be caught staring.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › glanceGlance - definition of glance by The Free Dictionary

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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › glance_2glance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   glance (at somebody/something) a quick look. to take/have a glance at the newspaper headlines. a cursory/brief/casual/furtive glance. The sisters exchanged glances (= looked at each other). She shot him a sideways glance. He walked away without a backward glance. She stole a glance (= looked secretly) at her watch. Synonyms look. Extra Examples.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishGLANCE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of glance as a verb and a noun, with examples of usage and translations. Glance can mean to look somewhere for a short time, to read something quickly, or a quick look.