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The definition of a glance is a quick look.

(noun)

An example of glance is a short peek over one's shoulder while walking away from someone.

Glance is defined as to look at quickly.

(verb)

An example of glance is to scan a picture in a couple of seconds.

See glance in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb glanced, glancing

to strike a surface obliquely and go off at an angle: usually with off
to make an indirect or passing reference: with over, at, etc.
to flash or gleam
to look suddenly and briefly; take a quick look

Origin: ME glansen, glenchen, prob. a blend < OFr glacier, to slip (see glacis) + guenchir, to elude < Frank *wenkjan, to totter; akin to OE wancol, unstable

transitive verb

to cause (an object) to strike a surface at an angle and be deflected

noun

a glancing off; deflected impact
a flash or gleam
a quick look

noun

any of various ores with a metallic luster: now applied to only a few metallic ores, such as silver glance ( argentite) and lead glance ( galena)

Origin: Ger glanz, lit., luster: for IE base see glass

See glance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb glanced glanced, glanc·ing, glanc·es

verb, intransitive

a. To direct the gaze briefly: glance at the menu; glanced in the rearview mirror.
b. To move rapidly from one thing to another. Used of the eyes.
To shine briefly; glint. See Synonyms at flash.
To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: A pebble glanced off the windshield. See Synonyms at brush¹.
To make a passing reference; touch briefly: a history course that only glanced at the Korean conflict.

verb, transitive

To strike (a surface) at an angle; graze: The arrow glanced the target but didn't stick.
To cause to strike a surface at an angle: glanced a stone off the wall.

noun

A brief or cursory look: gave the paper a glance before breakfast.
A quick flash of light; a gleam.
An oblique movement following impact; a deflection: The car struck the barrier and went off at a glance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English glauncen

Origin: , alteration (influenced by glenten, to shine)

Origin: of glacen

Origin: , from Old French glacer, to slide; see glacis

noun

Any of various minerals that have a brilliant luster: silver glance.

Origin:

Origin: German Glanz

Origin: , from Middle High German glanz

Origin: , from Old High German, bright; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots

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