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glances

/ˈɡlɑːnsɪz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A brief or cursory look.
  2. A deflection.
  3. A stroke in which the ball is deflected to one side.
  4. A sudden flash of light or splendour.
  5. An incidental or passing thought or allusion.
  6. Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.
  7. To look briefly (at something).
  8. To graze a surface.
  9. To sparkle.
  10. To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.
  11. To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
  12. To hit lightly with the head, make a deft header.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data