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glancing

/ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To look briefly (at something).
  2. To graze a surface.
  3. To sparkle.
  4. To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.
  5. To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
  6. To hit lightly with the head, make a deft header.
  7. A sideways look; a glance.
  8. Making superficial, obtuse contact with something.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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