verbπShareTo look briefly (at something)."She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror."actionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo graze a surface."The bullet glanced off the soldier's helmet, leaving a dent but causing no serious injury. "actionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo sparkle."The spring sunlight was glancing on the water of the pond."appearancenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle."The sunlight glanced off the windshield of the passing car, momentarily blinding me. "appearanceactiontimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside."The ball glanced off the edge of the table and rolled onto the floor. "directionphysicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hit lightly with the head, make a deft header."The striker glanced the ball into the net with his head, scoring the winning goal. "bodysportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make an incidental or passing reflection; to allude; to hint; often with at."The teacher glanced at the upcoming test without explicitly saying what would be on it. "languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareA type of interaction between parent fish and offspring in which juveniles swim toward and rapidly touch the sides of the parent, in most cases feeding on parental mucus. Relatively few species glance, mainly some Cichlidae."The baby cichlids glanced at their mother, quickly brushing against her side to feed on her nutritious mucus. "animalfishbiologyecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading