to look quickly or briefly.

to gleam or flash

a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight.

to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by off )

The arrow glanced off his shield.

to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usually fol. by at ).

to cast a glance or brief look at; catch a glimpse of.

to cast or reflect, as a gleam.

to throw, hit, kick, shoot, etc. (something) so that it glances off a surface or object.

a quick or brief look.

a gleam or flash of light, esp. reflected light.

a deflected movement or course; an oblique rebound.

a passing reference or allusion; insinuation.

Cricket . a stroke in which the batsman deflects the ball with the bat, as to leg.

noun

stare

verb

stare

noun

eye * , eyeball , flash * , fleeting look , gander , glimpse , lamp * , look , look-see , peek , peep , quick look , sight , slant * , squint , swivel * , viewnotes:a glance captures more than a glimpse ; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does , coruscation , flash , gleam , glimmer , glint , glisten , shimmer , sparkle , twinklenotes:a glance captures more than a glimpse ; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does , blush , flicker , spark , twinkle , wink , adumbration , allusion , glitter , inkling , rebound

verb

browse , check out , dip into * , flash * , flip through , gaze , get a load of , glimpse , leaf through , peek , peep , peer , riffle through , run over , run through , scan , see , skim through , take a gander , take in , thumb through , viewnotes:a glance captures more than a glimpse ; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does , coruscate , flash , gleam , glimmer , glint , glisten , glitter , shimmer , shine , sparkle , twinklenotes:a glance captures more than a glimpse ; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does , bounce , brush , careen , carom , contact , dart , graze , kiss * , rebound , scrape , shave * , sideswipe , skim , skip , slant , slide , strike , touchnotes:a glance captures more than a glimpse ; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does , glister , scintillate , spangle , twinkle , wink , dap , ricochet , allude , beam , hint

phrasal verb

dip into , flip through , leaf , riffle , run through , scan , skim , thumb