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Antonyms for glance off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : glans, glahns |
| Phonetic Transcription : glæns, glɑns |
Definition of glance off
Origin :- mid-15c., of weapons, from glacen "to graze, strike a glancing blow" (c.1300), from Old French glacier "to slip, make slippery," from glace "ice" (see glacial). Sense of "look quickly" (first recorded 1580s) probably was influenced in form and meaning by Middle English glenten "look askance" (see glint). Related: Glanced; glancing.
- As in bounce : verb spring up; rebound
- As in deflect : verb bounce off; turn aside
- As in graze : verb touch
Synonyms for glance off
- abrade
- avert
- backlash
- bend
- bob
- boomerang
- bound
- brush
- buck
- bump
- carom
- chafe
- cover up
- curve
- deviate
- disperse
- diverge
- divert
- fend
- fly back
- glance off
- hold off
- hook
- hop
- hurdle
- jerk up and down
- jounce
- jump
- keep off
- kick back
- kiss
- leap
- parry
- pivot
- rebound
- recoil
- resile
- ricochet
- rub
- saltate
- scrape
- scratch
- shave
- sheer
- shy
- sidetrack
- skim
- skip
- slew
- slip
- snap back
- spring back
- swerve
- thump
- twist
- vault
- veer
- volte-face
- wheel
- whip
- whirl
- wind
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