The meaning of Glance

ɡlɑːns

Glance – definition

verb
Take a brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
Ginny glanced at her watch
Synonims:
Take a quick look Look quickly Look briefly Peek Peep Glimpse Catch a glimpse of Keek Sneak a look Take a gander Take a dekko Have a shufti Take a butcher's Squiz Glance one's eye
verb
Hit something at an angle and bounce off obliquely.
Usage examples:
The stone glanced off a crag and hit tom on the head
Synonims:
Ricochet Rebound Be deflected Fly Bounce Graze Clip Make contact with Cannon Carom Resile

noun
A brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
I stole a glance at john
Synonims:
Peek Peep Brief look Quick look Glimpse Keek Coup d'œil Gander Dekko Shufti Butcher's Squiz Geek Jack nohi
noun
A flash or gleam of light.
Usage examples:
Fish … sporting with quick glance, show to the sun their wav'd coats
Synonims:
Flash Gleam Glitter Glint Glimmer Shimmer Flicker Sparkle Twinkle
noun
A stroke with the bat's face turned slantwise to deflect the ball slightly.
Usage examples:
The short boundaries looked even smaller with his glances, off-drives and swings through midwicket.

noun
A shiny black or grey sulphide ore of lead, copper, or other metal.
Usage examples:
Lead glance

noun
A quick look at someone or something
Usage examples:
The driver gave a glance back as he moved into the passing lane., she glanced around the room to se…

Glance translation into English

Glance: translate from English into Chinese

一目了然, 一瞥, 浏览, 瞥, 瞥见, 瞰, 翻阅, 矙

Glance: translate from English into Dutch

Oogopslag, Blik, Kijken, Glans, Blik werpen op, Schitteren, Afschampen, Glinsteren, Schampschot, Blinken, Flikkering, Oogopslag werpen

Glance: translate from English into French

Coup d'œil, Étinceler, Lancer un regard, Regard rapide, Reflet, Lueur, Cligner, Faire un signe, Jeter un coup d'œil

Glance: translate from English into German

Blick, Blicken, Schauen, Sehen, Flüchtiger blick

Glance: translate from English into Hindi

नज़र, झलक, ग्लांस, निगाह डालना, निगाह फेंकना, उचटती नज़र से देखना, चमकना, प्रभा, जगमगाना

Glance: translate from English into Italian

Occhiata, Sguardo, Gettare uno sguardo, Guardare brevemente, Deviare, Far rimbalzare, Dare un'occhiata

Glance: translate from English into Korean

섬광, 일별, 얼른 보다, 힐끗 봄, 흘긋 주다, 빗나가다, 번득이다, 잠깐 언급하다, 빗나감

Glance: translate from English into Russian

Взглянуть мельком, Взгляд, Взглянуть, Глянуть, Беглый взгляд, Блеск, Быстрый взгляд, Мельком взглянуть, Бегло просмотреть, Скользнуть, Вспышка, Полировать, Сверкание, Перескакивать, Отражаться, Бросать взгляд, Мелькнуть, Сверкнуть, Замечать, Блеснуть, Наводить глянец

Glance: translate from English into Spanish

Vistazo, Mirada, Ojeada, Mirar

Word origin

late Middle English: from German Glanz ‘brightness, lustre’; compare with Dutch glanserts ‘glance ore’.

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Glance – similar words

glancing

adjective
Striking someone or something at an angle rather than directly and with full force.
Usage examples:
He was struck a glancing blow

verb
Take a brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
Ginny glanced at her watch

adjective
Touching or hitting you quickly and lightly from the side rather than from the front, and usually not doing much damage
Usage examples:
He never saw the ball coming, but fortunately it gave him only a glancing blow.

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glances

ɡlɑːns

verb
Take a brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
Ginny glanced at her watch

noun
A brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
I stole a glance at john

noun
A quick look at someone or something
Usage examples:
The driver gave a glance back as he moved into the passing lane., she glanced around the room to se…

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glanced

verb
Take a brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
Ginny glanced at her watch

noun
A brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
I stole a glance at john

noun
A flash or gleam of light.
Usage examples:
Fish … sporting with quick glance, show to the sun their wav'd coats

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Glance synonims

bounce

baʊns

verb
(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.
Usage examples:
The ball bounced away and he chased it

noun
A rebound of a ball or other object.
Usage examples:
The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce

verb
To move up or away after hitting a surface, or to cause something to move this way
Usage examples:
[ i ] the basketball bounced off the rim of the basket., [ t ] she bounced the baby on her knee., […

All meanings and translations of Bounce

clip

klɪp

noun
A flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place.
Usage examples:
He undid two clips and lifted the lid

verb
Fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips.
Usage examples:
She clipped on a pair of diamond earrings

noun
An act of clipping or trimming something.
Usage examples:
I gave him a full clip

All meanings and translations of Clip

dekko

ˈdɛkəʊ

noun
A quick look or glance.
Usage examples:
Come and have a dekko at this

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fly

verb
(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.
Usage examples:
Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun
An opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.
Usage examples:
Interesting alternatives are velcro straps or, if the shorts fit perfectly, stylish button flies.

noun
A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.
Usage examples:
Almost 40 years ago ed lewis discovered a remarkable fly that differs from an ordinary fly by one e…

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gleam

ɡliːm

verb
Shine brightly, especially with reflected light.
Usage examples:
Light gleamed on the china cats

noun
A faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something.
Usage examples:
The gleam of a silver tray

verb
To shine with a soft light
Usage examples:
Street lights gleamed brightly in the snow., the gleam of silver candlesticks

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glimmer

ˈɡlɪm.ər

verb
Shine faintly with a wavering light.
Usage examples:
The moonlight glimmered on the lawn

noun
A faint or wavering light.
Usage examples:
He saw a faint glimmer of light from her window

verb
(of light) to shine without strength or not continuously
Usage examples:
A candle glimmered faintly in the darkened room., a glimmer of light, the treaty offered a glimmer …

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glimpse

ɡlɪm(p)s

noun
A momentary or partial view.
Usage examples:
She caught a glimpse of the ocean

verb
See or perceive briefly or partially.
Usage examples:
He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade

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glint

ɡlɪnt

verb
Give out or reflect small flashes of light.
Usage examples:
Her glasses glinted in the firelight

noun
A small flash of light, especially a reflected one.
Usage examples:
The glint of gold in his teeth

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glitter

ˈɡlɪt.ər

verb
Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light.
Usage examples:
The grass glittered with dew

noun
A bright, shimmering reflected light.
Usage examples:
The blue glitter of the sea

verb
To shine with little, bright flashes of reflected light
Usage examples:
The grass glittered like jewels., the glitter of moonlight on the lake, decorate the dress with gli…

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keek

verb
Peep surreptitiously.
Usage examples:
He keeked through the window

noun
A surreptitious glance.
Usage examples:
John knox might not approve (though he would probably have a keek through the curtain); the two rob…

All meanings and translations of Keek

peek

piːk

verb
Look quickly or furtively.
Usage examples:
Faces peeked from behind twitched curtains

noun
A quick or furtive look.
Usage examples:
She sneaked a peek at the map

verb
To look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen
Usage examples:
Close your eyes. don't peek. i've got a surprise for you., i peeked out the window to see who was t…

All meanings and translations of Peek

rebound

ˌriːˈbaʊnd

verb
Bounce back through the air after hitting something hard.
Usage examples:
His shot hammered into the post and rebounded across the goal

noun
(in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface.
Usage examples:
He blasted the rebound into the net

verb
Past and past participle of rebind.

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resile

rɪˈzaɪl

verb
Abandon a position or a course of action.
Usage examples:
Can he resile from the agreement?

verb
To stop doing or supporting something or change a decision you made previously
Usage examples:
He has resiled from both of these commitments.

All meanings and translations of Resile

shimmer

verb
Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.
Usage examples:
The sea shimmered in the sunlight

noun
A soft, slightly wavering light.
Usage examples:
A pale shimmer of moonlight

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shufti

ˈʃʊf.ti

noun
To look at something quickly
Usage examples:
Can i have a shufti at your paper?

All meanings and translations of Shufti

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