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Synonyms & Antonyms of glancing
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in glinting, twinkling
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for glancing
- agleam,
- aglitter,
- blinding,
- coruscant,
- flaring,
- flashing,
- flickering,
- gemmy,
- glaring,
- gleaming,
- glimmering,
- glinting,
- glistening,
- glistering,
- glittering,
- scintillant,
- scintillating,
- shimmering,
- shimmery,
- sparkling,
- sunny,
- twinkling,
- winking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for glancing
glancing
verbpresent participle of glance
Synonyms & Antonyms of glancing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to strike and fly off at an angle
- the basketball glanced off the rim
- her wild pitch glanced off my shoulder and landed in the dugout
Synonyms for glancing
- bouncing,
- caroming,
- rebounding,
- ricocheting
- (also ricochetting),
- skimming,
- skipping
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2
to take a quick or hasty look
- just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike
- glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there
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3
to shoot forth bursts of light
- diamonds glancing in the display case
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The first known use of glancing was circa 1541
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