EGAVE

glance

About 12.86 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly. To look briefly at (something). To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle. To cause (something) to move obliquely. To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction. To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler). To communicate (something) using the eyes. To touch (something) lightly or obliquely; to graze. To make an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourably, on (a topic); also, to make (an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourable).
  2. verb To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
  3. verb To look briefly at (something).
  4. verb To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.
  5. verb To cause (something) to move obliquely. To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction. To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
  6. verb To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
  7. verb To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
  8. verb To communicate (something) using the eyes.

Similar words

glimpse glint peek carom wink gaze stare sight eyesight short

Often followed by

at of that over the to and in from

Word family

glanced glancer glancers glances glancing

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