glancing

[ glan-sing, glahn- ]
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adjective
  1. striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow.

  2. brief and indirect: glancing references to his dubious past.

Origin of glancing

1
First recorded in 1485–95; glance1 + -ing2

Other words from glancing

  • glanc·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use glancing in a sentence

  • Phil, inspecting it glancingly, saw her name scribbled on the paper wrapper.

    Otherwise Phyllis | Meredith Nicholson
  • The blow caught him glancingly and sent him staggering, upsetting the chair from which he had recently risen.

    Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager | Burt L. Standish