GLANCING Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

glancing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of glancing

as in winking

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verb

present participle of glance

as in bouncing

to strike and fly off at an angle the basketball glanced off the rim her wild pitch glanced off my shoulder and landed in the dugout

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as in peeking

to take a quick or hasty look just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there

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as in gleaming

to shoot forth bursts of light diamonds glancing in the display case

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Recent Examples of glancing

Adjective

Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way. — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023 One of the victims suffered a serious injury to the forearm and the second a more glancing bite to the leg, police told media outlets. — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022

Verb

For much of the rest of the hearing, Erika Kirk and her in-laws, Rob and Kathy Kirk, sat next to one another watching the proceedings closely, occasionally exchanging looks or glancing down. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026 DiMarco asked the woman to his left, both glancing up at the screen. — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for glancing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glancing

Adjective

These issues are perhaps most glaring on Le Ravi, which hosts not one but two fake journalists.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 30 July 2026
Samsung credits a dual-layer structure called Flex Titanium for flattening the display and turning what was once a glaring trench into a subtle seam.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of glaring

Verb

Senior shopping editor Nashia Baker is drawn to curtains that leave a bit of light peeking through, and these European linen drapes do just the trick.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
They’re located in Prospect’s Knoll section, which offers views of the lake peeking through the surrounding woods.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of peeking

Verb

Gritting her teeth in the final few hundred meters, the Polish rider dug deep and with the sun gleaming behind her, raised her arms after crossing the line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The pitch is reinforced by the document’s anime-style cover, which depicts a smiling family in a gleaming cityscape rather than the troops, weapons and military insignia featured on many previous editions.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of gleaming

Verb

The glinting metal of the Devil’s watch chain flashed in her mind, his hair and his teeth.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
The crowd was glitzy—Goyard bags strewn over orange day-bed mattresses, Rolexes glinting—but at ease and not partying wildly like those further down the beach.

— Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of glinting

Adjective

Styled by Leslie Fremar, the actress wore a glistening silver dress made entirely of shredded metallic fringing that dangled around her body.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 July 2026
The suite next door had a full kitchen with glistening white-and-burgundy countertops, door frames set in raw marble, and a dining table sourced from a Paris flea market.

— Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

Definition of glistening

Verb

There are a few brief, shining glimpses of the chemistry and character moments that made the first movie such a joy—like the early party scene where the team tries to lift Thor’s hammer—but Ultron is otherwise a slog.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Maybe, but not every genre-blending show will benefit from Game of Thrones’s halo shining on AKOTSK.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026

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