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phrasal verbIf an object glances off something, it hits it at an angle and bounces away in another direction. My fist glanced off his jaw. [VERB PARTICLE noun] See full dictionary entry for glanceExamples of 'glance off' in a sentenceglance off The sunlight glancing off their glossy plumage made them all look a shining white.The ball glanced off the inside of the woodwork before finding the net.We putt, watching our balls wobble toward the hole, glancing off bits of ice along the way.The ball missed the strings and glanced off the metal frame, slamming into his left eye.By then we were already climbing after a predawn start, our torchlight glancing off the frozen stream. Synonyms of 'glance off'graze, brush, bounce, rebound More Synonyms of glance off Chinese translation of 'glance off'Nearby words ofglance off - glamorous
- glamour
- glance
- glance off
- gland
- glare
- glaring
Definition to be deflected off an object at an oblique angle The ball glanced off my left shoulder. See glanceAdditional synonymsDefinition (of a ball, etc.) to rebound from an impact The ball bounced past the right-hand post. Synonyms rebound, return, thump, recoil, ricochet, spring back, resile Definition to touch lightly and briefly I felt her hair brushing the back of my shoulder. Synonyms touch, come into contact with, sweep, kiss, stroke, glance, flick, scrape, graze, caressDefinition the act of rebounding Synonyms bounce, return, comeback (informal), repercussion, kickback, ricochet Additional synonymsDefinition to glide smoothly over (a surface) seagulls skimming over the waves Synonyms glide, fly, coast, plane, sail, float, brush, dart, scud |