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glance
verb
-
glance
,
glancing
,
glances
,
glanced
to
look
at
someone
or
something
quickly
and
then
look
away
•
During
the
exam
,
Mia
glanced
at
the
clock
to
see
how
much
time
was
left
.
During
the
exam
,
Mia
glanced
at
the
clock
to
see
how
much
time
was
left
.
•
The
waiter
glanced
over
the
menu
before
recommending
the
chef
’
s
special
.
The
waiter
glanced
over
the
menu
before
recommending
the
chef
’
s
special
.
Late
16th
century
:
from
Middle
Low
German
glansen
‘
to
shine
,
flash
’,
later
‘
to
dart
a
look
’.
The
sense
‘
give
a
quick
look
’
developed
in
English
by
metaphor
from
the
idea
of
a
brief
flash
.
verb
-
glance
,
glancing
,
glances
,
glanced
to
hit
something
at
an
angle
and
bounce
away
in
another
direction
•
The
soccer
ball
glanced off
the
post
and
rolled
out
of
bounds
.
The
soccer
ball
glanced off
the
post
and
rolled
out
of
bounds
.
•
A
small
pebble
glanced off
his
helmet
as
he
climbed
the
cliff
.
A
small
pebble
glanced off
his
helmet
as
he
climbed
the
cliff
.
This
physical
sense
developed
in
the
17th
century
from
the
idea
of
a
‘
slanting
movement
’,
extending
the
earlier
meaning
of
a
brief
,
side-long
motion
.
