glancing
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
An inflected form of glance · -ing form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,945 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,568 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at also: peek, glint She only glanced at the paperI only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
- hit at an angle
glancing in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He went slower, glancing restlessly over his shoulder.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He laughed, not quite naturally, glancing at his wife.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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He paused, glancing embarrassedly from the one to the other.
A Phyllis of the Sierras · Bret Harte · Chapter 1
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Most interesting of all was a glancing reference to the strange jewelry vaguely associated with Innsmouth.
The Shadow over Innsmouth · H.P. Lovecraft · Chapter 1
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Glancing up, he found that a new room full of people had appeared where before was nothing but a flat wall.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1