Word Finder - glanced

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To look briefly (at something).

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She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror.

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To graze a surface.

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To sparkle.

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The spring sunlight was glancing on the water of the pond.

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To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.

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To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.

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To hit lightly with the head, make a deft header.

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To make an incidental or passing reflection; to allude; to hint; often with at.

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A type of interaction between parent fish and offspring in which juveniles swim toward and rapidly touch the sides of the parent, in most cases feeding on parental mucus. Relatively few species glance, mainly some Cichlidae.

She glanced up in surprise.

He glanced at Alex.

She glanced up at his face, but it gave no clue of his mood.

The countess glanced at her silent son.

He glanced at Prince Andrew and did not even nod to him.

Katie glanced up from the potato in her hand.

Finally he glanced up and met her questioning gaze.

She glanced up at his face.

He glanced at her in the mirror and continued shaving.

Carmen glanced at Alex.

The soldiers without turning their heads glanced at one another, curious to see their comrades' impression.

Carmen glanced up from rinsing the pot.

He glanced at her as he set the roasting pan on the stove top to cool.

She glanced at the door, realizing she had forgotten to lock it.

Carmen drew a slow breath and glanced self-consciously at Dulce and Alondra.

Again she glanced up at him.

Katie glanced up and rolled her eyes.

The doctor glanced at his watch.

Katie glanced up at Carmen, her attention still not complete.

Señor Medena glanced at Felipa and shrugged again.

Prince Andrew glanced again at the artillery officer's small figure.

Anna Pavlovna threatened him on behalf of "our dear Vyazmitinov," and in her eyes, which, for an instant, glanced at Pierre, Prince Vasili read a congratulation on his future son-in-law and on his daughter's happiness.

He glanced up sharply, his brows furrowed.

His eyes scoured her face, lingered on the plump lips he had tasted, and glanced lower at the healthy bosom pressed to his chest.

He glanced at his uncle, bemused.

Destiny glanced up at Carmen from her elevated chair at the table and then her attention swung back to Alex.

He glanced up when she entered the room.

As she turned to go into the room, she glanced back at him.

Lisa giggled and he glanced over his shoulder at her.

She glanced at the photo in his hand.

He glanced at Lisa's luggage.

She glanced up quickly, feeling the color deepen in her face.

Leaving the command center for his quarters, he glanced out the windows as he strode through the compound.

He programmed the computer to respond in training cycle mode and glanced at the communication link again.

He joined her, and she glanced up at him.

Agitated, she glanced down, then back-- kneeling to pull a handful of it free.

He glanced at the clock.

Natasha, raising her face for a moment from her mother's mantilla, glanced up at her through tears of laughter, and again hid her face.

Pierre hesitated, not knowing what to do, and glanced inquiringly at his guide.

The Tsar heard but obviously did not like the reply; he shrugged his rather round shoulders and glanced at Novosiltsev who was near him, as if complaining of Kutuzov.

After playing out a whole suit and to his partner's delight taking five tricks, Pierre, hearing greetings and the steps of someone who had entered the room while he was picking up his tricks, glanced again at Natasha.

Passing a mirror she glanced into it.

She glanced up at Alex.

Jonathan glanced up at Alex, who met his gaze sternly.

Carmen glanced at him.

Señor Medena glanced at Jonathan and then smiled.

Carmen woke suddenly and glanced around the room, half expecting to find him there.

When she glanced up at it, she did a double take.

He glanced up at her.

She touched his arm and he glanced up.