adjective
- striking at an angle rather than directly
- brief and casual
verb
- present participle of glance: to look quickly or briefly
Examples
- The ball hit the wall with a glancing blow.
- She gave him a glancing look before turning away.
- The car suffered only glancing damage in the accident.
- He was glancing at his watch nervously.
- A glancing reference to the incident appeared in the report.
- She kept glancing over her shoulder as she walked.
- The bullet struck the tree at a glancing angle.