Explore Glancing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Glancing meaning
present participle and gerund of glance
Using Glancing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of glance
- In the example corpus, glancing often appears in combinations such as: glancing header, glancing at, glancing blow.
Context around Glancing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glancing
- In this selection, "glancing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, scoreboards, occasionally, anxiously, blows, header and blow stand out and add context to how "glancing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include animal and glancing up at and even a glancing blow from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glancing" sits close to words such as ache, advani and afi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glancing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Glancing header into the far corner. (6 words)
Glancing at his phone midway through the conference, Cooper said: “So sorry. (12 words)
Really, Joe was muttering to himself while discreetly glancing sideways now and again. (13 words)
Bulgaria could not believe they had not scored only three minutes in. Peacock-Farrell saved Georgi Kostadinov’s glancing header from Despodov’s corner, but pushed it only as far as Aleksandar Kolev. (33 words)
Still, it was far less destructive than feared, providing only glancing blows to Tampa Bay and other more populated areas as it came ashore with 125 mph (201 kph) in rural Florida. (32 words)
He slithers in and out of holes, utilizing various jump-cut maneuvers to elude defenders in traffic, but he flashes enough power and pop to run through arm tackles and glancing blows. (32 words)
Glancing in the rear view mirror, I am sure that I saw him shaking his head and banging the breathalyser as I drove away in disbelief ‘English? (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Coming out of the tunnels, looking up at the scoreboards, glancing around the seating, those are memories never to be forgotten.
Emilia lay in the hospital bed, cuddling a rainbow stuffed animal and glancing up at a television playing cartoons.
Glancing at his phone midway through the conference, Cooper said: “So sorry.
Glancing at their head-to-head record going back to July 4, 2020, reveals that Torino have not fared well in these matches.
Glancing in the rear view mirror, I am sure that I saw him shaking his head and banging the breathalyser as I drove away in disbelief ‘English?
He could die from even a glancing blow from many Avengers' enemies, and yet nothing can stop him from being in the thick of battle.
He held back a grin as he joined his parents and his siblings, holding onto his mother’s hand and glancing cheekily at the waiting media.
He shakes hands with the friend before glancing over his shoulder down the street.
In truth, I had talked while he cradled a pint of beer in his hand and stared at me, occasionally glancing over my shoulder and around us.
I took my card and rushed back to school, anxiously glancing over my shoulder to see if he was watching.
It was not a “passing” or “glancing” association but “an involved possession and contribution to what the court found to be an orchestrated series of events to have these weapons moved”.
Really, Joe was muttering to himself while discreetly glancing sideways now and again.
Still, it was far less destructive than feared, providing only glancing blows to Tampa Bay and other more populated areas as it came ashore with 125 mph (201 kph) in rural Florida.
You could ask your other friends for any insight they might have; one advantage of their glancing contact with this person is that they might bring back some valuable information.
Bulgaria could not believe they had not scored only three minutes in. Peacock-Farrell saved Georgi Kostadinov’s glancing header from Despodov’s corner, but pushed it only as far as Aleksandar Kolev.
Glancing around — without staring, of course — I could see that no one around me looked like Jennifer Lopez or Jeremy Allen White.
Glancing header into the far corner.
Glancing left hook from Cortes-Acosta, when his hands get going they’re quite fast.
He slithers in and out of holes, utilizing various jump-cut maneuvers to elude defenders in traffic, but he flashes enough power and pop to run through arm tackles and glancing blows.
In the winter, the sun glancing off the snow seemed like it could blind you.
Common combinations with glancing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: