Antonyms for glance


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : glans, glahns
Phonetic Transcription : glæns, glɑns


Definition of glance

Origin :
  • mid-15c., of weapons, from glacen "to graze, strike a glancing blow" (c.1300), from Old French glacier "to slip, make slippery," from glace "ice" (see glacial). Sense of "look quickly" (first recorded 1580s) probably was influenced in form and meaning by Middle English glenten "look askance" (see glint). Related: Glanced; glancing.
  • noun brief look
  • noun reflection of light
  • verb look at briefly
  • verb reflect light
  • verb ricochet, hit off of something
Example sentences :
  • "He is a good son to me," said Mrs. Rushton, with a glance of affection.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • She did not glance at him, but held her cigarette in silence and refused to light it.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Then she fluttered a glance at him in which there was a gleam of mockery.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • Someone, as he crossed the room, whirled to follow him with a glance.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • At him, when I could glance at him, with disgust little short of affrightment.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • "I can see all there is to you the first glance," said the woman calmly.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Then, her glance straying to Anne, "What makes Anne look so mysterious?"
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Now and then the glance of the marshal wandered to the door.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • One glance was enough to show Edricson that his fears were but too true.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • As he spoke, he raised his eyes and met the girl's glance fairly.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Synonyms for glance

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