Adjective : a glancing blow. ,glancing references to his dubious past. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight. ,The arrow glanced off his shield. From Dictionary.com.
I see I have been lax in glancing through the ranks. From Wordnik.com. [*stretch*] Reference
One of the first things we notice in glancing at the portrait is the peculiar angle at which the. From Wordnik.com. [Shelley, Medusa, and the Perils of Ekphrasis] Reference
It was a cold day, but the sun was bright and, glancing from the snow that lay deep outside, it filled the plain room with light. From Wordnik.com. [Prudence Crandall, Woman of Courage] Reference
The train hit Augustine in what was described as a glancing blow. From Wordnik.com. [No Stories found] Reference
Antikas swayed to the right, his enemy's sword glancing along his ribs. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Warriors]
I recall glancing at simulations I don't know of good links for them of the wave motion. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Early Warning System] Reference
She trembled with fear, and did not again venture to turn round; she felt quite cold at the idea of glancing into the room any more. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Episode] Reference
I have just discovered your blog and spent 2 hours "glancing" through the archive. From Wordnik.com. [Etruscan Dictionary Draft 002 now available] Reference
The one leaning against the fence and kind of glancing this way?. From Wordnik.com. [Roy Blakely, Pathfinder] Reference
The one thing that stood out to me when "glancing" was that Bledsoe was better than Lee. From Wordnik.com. [Kentucky Sports Radio] Reference
He kept glancing up into the hotel's soaring atrium. From Wordnik.com. [Movies: 'District' Derring-Do] Reference
Historian singles out three, glancing at each in turn. From Wordnik.com. [In the Jaws of Kronos, scene 4] Reference
“Hi,” he said, glancing up at the mistletoe above them. From Wordnik.com. [How My Parents Fell In Love] Reference
The Italian was glancing the car off the rocks to slow it down. From Wordnik.com. [Round the World Now] Reference
But newer immigrants are now glancing over their shoulders, too. From Wordnik.com. [Roots Network] Reference
He's glancing over his right shoulder at the camera with a half-smile. From Wordnik.com. [War: What the Soldiers See] Reference
He fidgets with the dial on the radio, glancing over again at the blood. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of Your Brother] Reference
There is surreptitious glancing at the watches as the morning goes on. From Wordnik.com. [Who Do You Say I Am] Reference
She makes the mistake of glancing in my general direction; I wave at her. From Wordnik.com. [Dancing Shoes] Reference
Chip swung at his brother and caught his left cheek with a glancing blow. From Wordnik.com. [Two Months Before, Two Months After] Reference
“Am I your second choice tonight?” he asked glancing in Herr Kleist's direction. From Wordnik.com. [Small Victory: the realm of pawns] Reference
“Well, nawt really,” Bruce said, glancing up from his work. From Wordnik.com. [The Nielsens (part two)] Reference
"" Dad, '' he says, glancing up in puzzlement, "" what's an Average Yards Per Carry? ''. From Wordnik.com. [My Farewell To Fandom] Reference
They don't really want to know - eyes glassed over, glancing over your shoulder at the door. From Wordnik.com. [Hi, My Name Is] Reference
"And he looks at me and he knows and I know ... and we're both just glancing back," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Meredith Fineman, blogging past the stigma of online dating] Reference
But Byrne's touch is light and glancing: an inverted rhythm here, an unwinding horn break there. From Wordnik.com. [Set Adrift On Memory Bliss] Reference
A group of businessmen finish lunch and head toward the sidewalk, glancing at Frezza in passing. From Wordnik.com. [What Is The Frequency?] Reference
“I see that our guest of honor has arrived,” he declared excitedly, glancing toward an empty doorway. From Wordnik.com. [Backstage at the Fred Thompson Show] Reference
Nine-C, as I called him, sat motionless for 10 minutes, except for glancing nervously down the aisle every few minutes. From Wordnik.com. [Did I Save Lives Or Engage In Profiling?] Reference
At St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., a doctor can assess a patient's prospects by glancing at APACHE's graphic. From Wordnik.com. [Software For Hard Issues] Reference
"I'm not going anywhere," said Ms. Whitworth, glancing down at the wisps of oil still swirling despite a strong afternoon rainshower. From Wordnik.com. [Efforts Doubled to Clean Up Michigan Oil Spill] Reference
"Keep an eye out," advised park biologist Keith Langdon, glancing over his shoulder one recent afternoon at the inky woods behind him. From Wordnik.com. [The Search For Hidden Life] Reference
He keeps glancing anxiously over his shoulder, on the lookout for assassins who plan to kill the future leader of the 1911 revolution. From Wordnik.com. [Home Movies] Reference
"That's something that nobody thought we could do," he says, glancing out from under the silver hood of Start II, the newest prototype. From Wordnik.com. [The High Road] Reference
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