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adjective
Date: circa 1541
1. hitting so as to glance off <a glancing blow> 2. incidental, indirect <made glancing allusions to her past> • glancingly adverb
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Glancing — Glan cing, a. 1. Shooting, as light. [1913 Webster] When through the gancing lightnings fly. Rowe. [1913 Webster] 2. Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glancing — [glan′siŋ] adj. 1. striking obliquely and going off at an angle [a glancing blow] 2. indirect or passing glancingly adv … English World dictionary
Glancing — Glance Glance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glancing}.] 1. To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash. [1913 Webster] From art, from nature, from the schools, Let random influences glance, Like light in many a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glancing — glancingly, adv. /glan sing, glahn /, adj. 1. striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow. 2. brief and indirect: glancing references to his dubious past. [1485 95; GLANCE1 + ING2] * * * … Universalium
glancing — glanc|ing [ˈgla:nsıŋ US ˈglæn ] adj 1.) a glancing blow a hit that partly misses so that it does not have its full force 2.) a glancing reference/mention a short or indirect reference to something or someone >glancingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
glancing — glanc|ing [ glænsıŋ ] adjective hitting something quickly and lightly: a glancing blow: The falling branch struck him with a glancing blow … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glancing — [[t]glɑ͟ːnsɪŋ, glæ̱ns [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A glancing blow is one that hits something at an angle rather than from directly in front. The car struck him a glancing blow on the forehead … English dictionary
glancing — UK [ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ] / US [ˈɡlænsɪŋ] adjective hitting something quickly and lightly a glancing blow: The falling branch struck him a glancing blow … English dictionary
glancing — glanc•ing [[t]ˈglæn sɪŋ, ˈglɑn [/t]] adj. 1) cvb striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow[/ex] 2) cvb brief and indirect: glancing references to a previous case[/ex] • Etymology: 1485–95 glanc′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
glancing — adjective /ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/ Making a superficial, obtuse contact with something. His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw … Wiktionary
