Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glancing

/ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: glan-cing
IPA: /ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of glance

adj

Making superficial, obtuse contact with something.

noun

A sideways look; a glance.

Example Sentences

"His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw."
"She looked with a grudging eye on this waste of life and beauty—there was none for him; and the sight of the coffin, with its deep black pall borne slowly along the glancing path, was a contrast of unutterable misery. It was a relief to change the cheerful meadow for the dark umbrage of the forest which they now entered."
"No doubt, sometimes there are comprehensive glancings at, and interminglings of different future eras of prophecy."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/
British English: /ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more glancing (comparative) most glancing (superlative) glancings (plural)

Rhymes With

dancing financing advancing enhancing lansing refinancing prancing romancing lancing sansing

Questions

How do you pronounce glancing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/.
What does glancing mean?: present participle and gerund of glance

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