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glancing

The correct spelling is glancing.

How to pronounce glancing

/ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/
verb

IPA: /ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/

Say it like: Gla-nsi-ng

The correct spelling is glancing. To look briefly (at something). For example: "She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror."

Usage Examples

She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror.

The spring sunlight was glancing on the water of the pond.

His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To look briefly (at something).
  2. 2.To graze a surface.
  3. 3.To sparkle.
  4. 4.To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.
  5. 5.To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.

noun

  1. 1.A sideways look; a glance.

adjective

  1. 1.Making superficial, obtuse contact with something.

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