GLANCING Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of glancing

as in winking

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glancing

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verb

present participle of glance

as in bouncing

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

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as in peeking

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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as in gleaming

to shoot forth bursts of light diamonds glancing in the display case

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Recent Examples of glancing

Adjective

Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way. — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023 One of the victims suffered a serious injury to the forearm and the second a more glancing bite to the leg, police told media outlets. — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022

Verb

Unfortunately, the full document was nigh-indecipherable—LLMs tend to explain their proofs in unhelpful ways, spending inordinate time on minor details while glancing past important steps. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026 At Laguna Seca, that kind of acceleration makes glancing down at the speedometer while cresting Turn 1 nearly impossible. — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glancing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glancing

Adjective

But as a new class of pop stars has established themselves as formidable commercial forces across metrics, there’s a glaring absence of Black women.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Clark was responding to the comments Mitchell made Saturday during her exit interview and the challenges that of living life in such a glaring spotlight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of glaring

Verb

The upshot of this is that George, who works the room in a sharp gray suit, a few tattoos peeking out, has plenty of opportunities to charismatically make things right, shaking hands and clasping shoulders and sending over lull-filling drinks.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Some of these hunters spend hours in hopes of spotting a miniature ceramic smiley face peeking out of a crevice.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of peeking

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Sharing the rooftop with Watr, the pool setting is enchanting, surrounded by gleaming high-rises and overlooking the lake.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Most were gleaming white and conventionally extravagant, with black privacy glass and chrome railings and layers of decks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of gleaming

Verb

Animals started tracking across the plain, their eyes glinting in the flashlights Cordova and Heimann swept back and forth.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The placement feels resonant, since Boorman was always operating between poles of glinting victory and laughable failure.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glinting

Adjective

Back in 2017, the family invested more than $100 million into the hotel in preparation of the 35th America’s Cup—an extensive multi-year renovation that shined up an already glistening property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Instead, everyone in the main room is dancing under a glistening disco ball to the syncopations of Riva, a three-piece comprised of a psychedelic saxophonist, drummer and keyboardist.

— Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026