glancing
striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow.
brief and indirect: glancing references to his dubious past.
Origin of glancing
1Other words from glancing
- glanc·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use glancing in a sentence
Remnick laments the overthrow of Israel's peacemaking left, but he only glancingly acknowledges the reasons for that overthrow.
Reconciliations are handled glancingly, if at all; the family simply continues, settling into new patterns after each convulsion.
Must Read New Fiction: ‘Arcadia,’ ‘Men in Space,’ ‘The O’Briens,’ ‘Hot Pink’ | Chloë Schama, Jacob Silverman, Wendy Smith, Daniel Roberts | March 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSome of the blows aimed at his head fell glancingly, but they were enough to rob him in a measure of his strength.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. StandishHe swung malignantly, the blow landing glancingly on Taylors head, staggering him.
The Ranchman | Charles Alden SeltzerHis blow struck glancingly, and while the Russian spun away under the blow, he did not fall.
Poisoned Air | Sterner St. Paul Meek
Phil, inspecting it glancingly, saw her name scribbled on the paper wrapper.
Otherwise Phyllis | Meredith NicholsonThe blow caught him glancingly and sent him staggering, upsetting the chair from which he had recently risen.
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