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glance
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- pronunciation:
- glaens
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
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verb |
| inflections: |
glances, glancing, glanced |
| definition 1: |
to take a quick look.
He glanced at the clock to see if he was late.- similar words:
- look, peek, peep, regard, scan, skim
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| definition 2: |
to hit something at a slant and move off at an angle.
The rock glanced off the wall.- similar words:
- bounce, graze, kiss, skim
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a quick look.
One glance at her told me she was angry.
- synonyms:
- glimpse, look
- similar words:
- peek, peep, sight
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| related words: |
idea, look |
| derivation: |
glancingly (adv.) |
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