glanced

4 definitions • 8 examples

past simple and past participle of

to give a quick short look:

glance around She glanced round the room to see who was there.

glance round Kate glanced round the court hoping that nobody would recognize her.

glance up He glanced up from his book as I passed.

glance over Could you glance over this letter and see if it's alright?

glance through I only had to time to glance through the newspaper headlines.

to shine, reflect light, or sparkle:

glance on The sunlight glanced on the lake.

In cricket, if a batter glances the ball, they hit it quickly and lightly at an angle so that it goes behind them with only a small change of direction:

He glanced the delivery for four.

She glanced a short-pitched delivery down to fine leg for a single.