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glances
intransitive verb1: to strike a surface obliquely so as to go off at an angle <the bullet glanced off the wall>2 a: to make sudden quick movements <dragonflies glancing over the pond> b: to flash or gleam with quick intermittent rays of light <brooks glancing in the sun>3: to touch on a subject or refer to it briefly or indirectly <the work glances at the customs of ancient cultures>4 aof the eyes : to move swiftly from one thing to another b: to take a quick look at something <glanced at his watch>transitive verb1archaic a: to take a quick look at b: to catch a glimpse of2: to give an oblique path of direction to: a: to throw or shoot so that the object glances from a surface barchaic : to aim (as an innuendo) indirectly : insinuate
— glanc·er noun
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