glance (Meaning)
glance (n)
a quick look
glance (v)
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
hit at an angle
glance (n.)
A sudden flash of light or splendor.
A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a swift survey; a glimpse.
An incidental or passing thought or allusion.
A name given to some sulphides, mostly dark-colored, which have a brilliant metallic luster, as the sulphide of copper, called copper glance.
glance (v. i.)
To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.
To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside. Your arrow hath glanced.
To look with a sudden, rapid cast of the eye; to snatch a momentary or hasty view.
To make an incidental or passing reflection; to allude; to hint; -- often with at.
To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.
glance (v. t.)
To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye.
To hint at; to touch lightly or briefly.
Synonyms & Antonyms of glance
FAQs About the word glance
a quick look, throw a glance at; take a brief look at, hit at an angleA sudden flash of light or splendor., A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look;
look,glimpse, peek, sight, eye, view, peep, glare, gander,stare
stare, study, question, gaze, study, examine,stare, view, question, examine
She caught a fleeting glance of the stranger before he disappeared into the crowd.
I glanced at the clock, realizing I was late for the meeting.
The doctor glanced at the patient's chart, assessing their vitals.
The tourists glanced up at the towering mountain, awed by its grandeur.
