glance
Other forms: glanced; glancing; glances
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. Remember: "Strangers in the night/exchanging glances..." In certain circles, if someone is caught glancing at someone else's girlfriend, he'll find himself in a fist fight, praying only that his beefy opponent will deliver only a glancing blow.
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throw a glance at; take a brief look at
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a quick look
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synonyms:
coup d'oeil, gander, glimpse
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types:
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eye-beaming
a radiant glance of the eye
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side-glance, side-look
a glance sideways
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type of:
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look, looking, looking at
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
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eye-beaming
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hit at an angle
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type of:
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collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
hit against; come into sudden contact with
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collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
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Copy citationVocabulary lists containing glance
This list covers "Sobeknefru" and "The Other Side."
This list covers "From Behind a Covered Window," "Love Is Not All," and "Facial Expressions—including fear—may not be as universal as we thought."
When Silas Wade gives a presentation on his favorite baseball player, he inadvertently reveals a personal secret.
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