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glancing
UK
/ɡlɑːnsɪŋ/
US
/ɡlænsɪŋ/
glancing around
glancing back
glancing down
glancing out
glancing over
glancing up
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glancing
adjective
more glancing
Comp.
most glancing
Super.
UK
/ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡlænsɪŋ/
Translations
скользящий
He gave her a glancing look as he passed by.
Он бросил на нее скользящий взгляд, проходя мимо.
Definitions
Indirect or not straightforward; not hitting or affecting directly.
The glancing blow from the branch barely scratched the surface of the car.
Quick and brief, often referring to a look or glance.
She gave him a glancing look before returning to her work.
Synonyms
transient
quick
momentary
fleeting
brief
glancing
noun
UK
/ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/
Gerund-derived noun meaning the act of looking briefly or an oblique impact.
Definitions
The act or instance of looking quickly and briefly, or of striking obliquely.
His constant glancing at the door made everyone nervous.
glance
verb
glancing
Gerund
glanced
Past Simple
glanced
Past Participle
glancing
Gerund
UK
/ɡlɑːns/
US
/ɡlæns/
Translations
взглянуть
She decided to glance at the clock to check the time.
Она решила взглянуть на часы, чтобы проверить время.
бросить взгляд
He couldn't help but glance at the beautiful painting.
Он не мог не бросить взгляд на красивую картину.
Additional translations
скользить взглядом
Definitions
To take a brief or hurried look.
She glanced at her watch to check the time.
To hit something at an angle and bounce off obliquely.
The ball glanced off the wall and rolled across the floor.
Synonyms
stare
peek
gaze
look
scan
glimpse
glance
noun
Definitions
A brief or hurried look.
She took a quick glance at her watch before rushing out the door.
A flash or gleam of light.
The glance of sunlight off the water was blinding.
A sulphide ore with a metallic lustre, such as galena or chalcocite, often referred to by a qualifying metal name (e.g., copper glance).
The miners extracted copper glance from the vein near the surface.
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