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   glance

   /ɡlɑːns/

   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"
   • ▪ deflect (the ball) with the bat held slantwise; play such a stroke against (the bowler): "Simpson glanced Statham's fourth ball"

   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
   • 3. a stroke with the bat's face turned slantwise to deflect the ball slightly.

   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.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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

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   GLANCE definition: 1. to give a quick short look: 2. to shine, reflect light, or sparkle: 3. In cricket, if a batter…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › glanceGlance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GLANCE is to take a quick look at something. How to use glance in a sentence.

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   Glance definition: to look quickly or briefly.. See examples of GLANCE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGLANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you glance at something or someone, you look at them very quickly and then look away again immediately.

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

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   Define glance. glance synonyms, glance pronunciation, glance translation, English dictionary definition of glance. v. glanced , glanc·ing , glanc·es v. intr. 1. a. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly: glanced in the rearview mirror. b. To read quickly or in...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of glance – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GLANCE definition: 1. to look somewhere for a short time: 2. to read something quickly: 3. a quick look: . Learn more.

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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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionglance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of glance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. glance (at somebody/something) a quick look. 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.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › glanceglance - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Oct 26, 2024 · glance (third-person singular simple present glances, present participle glancing, simple past and past participle glanced) To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly. Deare heart forbeare to thine eye aſide, / VVhat needſt thou vvound vvith cunning vvhen thy might / Is more then my ore-preſt defence can bide?

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGLANCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    GLANCE meaning: 1. to give a quick short look: 2. to shine, reflect light, or sparkle: 3. In cricket, if a batter…. Learn more.