GLANCE


Meaning of GLANCE in English

n. 25B6; verb

Rachel glanced at him : LOOK BRIEFLY, look quickly, peek, peep; glimpse; Scottish keek; informal have a gander; Brit. informal take a dekko, have a shufti, have a butcher's; Austral./NZ informal squiz.

I glanced through the report : READ QUICKLY, scan, skim, leaf, flick, flip, thumb, browse; dip into.

a bullet glanced off the ice : RICOCHET, rebound, be deflected, bounce; graze, clip.

sunlight glanced off her hair : REFLECT, flash, gleam, glint, glitter, glisten, glimmer, shimmer.

25B6; noun a glance at his watch : PEEK, peep, brief look, quick look, glimpse; Scottish keek; informal gander; Brit. informal dekko, shufti, butcher's; Austral./NZ informal squiz, geek.

25A0; at first glance ON THE FACE OF IT, on the surface, at first sight, to the casual eye, to all appearances; apparently, seemingly, outwardly, superficially, it would seem, it appears, as far as one can see/tell, by all accounts.

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