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glancing

adjective glanc·ing \ˈglan(t)-siŋ\

Definition of GLANCING

1
:  hitting so as to glance off <a glancing blow>
2
:  incidental, indirect <made glancing allusions to her past>
glanc·ing·ly \-siŋ-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of GLANCING

circa 1541

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