glance
/ɡlæns/ verb B1- To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
- To look briefly at (something).
- To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.
- To cause (something) to move obliquely.
- To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
- To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
- To communicate (something) using the eyes.
- To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
Plural glance · He/she/it glances · Past glanced · Past participle glanced · -ing form glancing
Verb forms
- Base form
- glance
- He/she/it
- glances
- Past
- glanced
- Past participle
- glanced
- -ing form
- glancing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The young man remarked the greedy glance which shone in the dark eyes of his neighbor.
As Danglars approached the disappointed lover, he cast on him a look of deep meaning, while Fernand, as he slowly paced behind the happy pair, who seemed, in their own unmixed content, to have entirely forgotten that such a being as himself existed, was pale and abstracted; occasionally, however, a deep flush would overspread his countenance, and a nervous contraction distort his features, while, with an agitated and restless gaze, he would glance in the direction of Marseilles, like one who either anticipated or foresaw some great and important event.
Dantès, perceiving the affectionate eagerness of his father, responded by a look of grateful pleasure; while Mercédès glanced at the clock and made an expressive gesture to Edmond.
One glance told her of the danger close at hand.
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