GLANCE

/ɡlɑːns/
9
Scrabble
13
WWF
G(2) L(1) A(1) N(1) C(3) E(1)
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Definition

/ɡlɑːns/
noun
  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.
verb
  1. To look briefly (at something).
    “She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror.”
  2. To graze a surface.
  3. To sparkle.
    “The spring sunlight was glancing on the water of the pond.”
  4. To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.
  5. To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.

Source: Wiktionary

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