glance

glance
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noun
ADJECTIVE
backward, sidelong, sideways

She cast a sidelong glance at Fern.

brief, cursory, fleeting, quick, swift

After a cursory glance at the report he frowned.

casual
covert, furtive, nervous, surreptitious

The man walked slowly along, casting furtive glances behind him.

accusing, angry, baleful, disapproving, reproachful, scornful, sharp, suspicious, withering

Meena threw him an angry glance.

curious, puzzled, questioning, quizzical
admiring, approving
knowing
meaningful

The couple exchanged meaningful glances but said nothing.

amused, wry
anxious, nervous, worried
VERB + GLANCE
cast (sb), dart, give (sb/sth), have, shoot (sb), steal, take, throw (sb)

He gave her a mocking glance.

I had a quick glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet.

He stole a sidelong glance at the young woman sitting next to him on the train.

She took one last glance in the mirror and then left.

exchange

They exchanged knowing glances.

catch

I caught the teacher's glance and nearly burst into nervous laughter.

attract, draw

Their car attracted admiring glances wherever they went.

GLANCE + VERB
move

Her glance flickered briefly across to the group standing at the other side of the street.

meet

Their glances met, then they both looked away.

fall on sb/sth, rest on sb/sth

His glance fell on a pile of papers at one side of the desk.

PREPOSITION
at a glance

The software allows you to see at a glance what fonts you have on the computer.

with a glance

With a quick glance at the time, she stood up and prepared to leave.

without a glance

He left without a backward glance.

glance at

A glance at my watch told me it was already past six o'clock.

glance of

He ignored my glance of disapproval.

glance over

He kept throwing nervous glances over his shoulder.

PHRASES
at first glance

At first glance the contract seemed to be fine.

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verb
ADVERB
briefly, quickly, sharply

Norton glanced sharply at him.

anxiously, fearfully, nervously

She glanced nervously over her shoulder.

curiously

He glanced curiously around him.

covertly

He glanced covertly at his watch.

barely, hardly

She barely glanced at him.

down, up

She glanced up at him.

VERB + GLANCE
pause to, turn to

He turned to glance in our direction.

happen to

At that moment she happened to glance up.

PREPOSITION
about (esp. BrE), around, round (esp. BrE)

She glanced around the room.

across, over

She glanced across to where the others were standing chatting.

at

She glanced briefly at his lapel badge.

towards/toward

He glanced towards/toward the kitchen.

Glance is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Glance — Glance, n. [Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. {Gleen}, {Glint}, {Glitter}, and {Glance} a mineral.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden flash of light or splendor. [1913 Webster] Swift as the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • glance — glance, glimpse A glance (which can be followed by at, into, over, or through) is a brief look • (He cast a doting glance at his wife M. Underwood, 1973 • There were glances of frustration as balls went astray and half chances failed to be… …   Modern English usage

  • glance — [n1] brief look eye*, eyeball*, flash*, fleeting look, gander, glimpse, lamp*, look, look see*, peek, peep, quick look, sight, slant*, squint, swivel*, view; concept 623 Ant. stare glance [n2] reflection of light coruscation, flash, gleam,… …   New thesaurus

  • Glance — Glance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glancing}.] 1. To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash. [1913 Webster] From art, from nature, from the schools, Let random influences glance, Like light in many a shivered… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glance — Glance, v. t. 1. To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye. [1913 Webster] 2. To hint at; to touch lightly or briefly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] In company I often glanced it. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glance — glance1 [glans, gläns] vi. glanced, glancing [ME glansen, glenchen, prob. a blend < OFr glacier, to slip (see GLACIS) + guenchir, to elude < Frank * wenkjan, to totter; akin to OE wancol, unstable] 1. to strike a surface obliquely and go… …   English World dictionary

  • glance — vb 1 *brush, graze, shave, skim Analogous words: *slide, slip, glide: touch, contact (see corresponding nouns at CONTACT): dart, *fly 2 glint, *flash, gleam, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintil …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • glance — index vision (dream) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • glance at — index notice (observe) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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