Meaning of the word glancing

- сверкающий
- отражающий свет
- скользящий (об ударе, лучах и т. п.)

he hit him a glancing blow on the chin — его удар лишь скользнул по его челюсти 

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He sat quietly, glancing through a magazine. 

Он молча сидел, бегло просматривая журнал.

Glancing at the clock with a surreptitious eye. 

Взглянув украдкой на часы.

Glancing down, she noticed her shoe was untied. 

Взглянув вниз, она заметила, что у нее развязан шнурок на ботинке.

Glancing at the clock she saw that she was late. 

Мельком взглянув на часы, она поняла, что опаздывает.

Glancing up at Rick’s face, she felt her heart miss a beat. 

Взглянув на лицо Рика, она почувствовала, что сердце ёкнуло у неё в груди.

Glancing at my pants, she said: «l think you’ve got a boner.» 

Взглянув на мои штаны, она сказала: «Да у тебя стоит!»

Glancing down the list of runners, I noticed a familiar name. 

Просмотрев список участников, я заметил знакомое имя.

He had been struck a glancing blow (=a blow that did not hit him directly) by the car. 

Машина нанесла ему скользящий удар (т.е. удар, который не пришёлся прямо в него).

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Merriam-Webster unabridged

glancing

[ʹglɑ:nsıŋ]

1. 1) сверкающий

2) отражающий свет

2. скользящий ()

he hit him a glancing blow on the chin — его удар лишь скользнул по его челюсти

Новый большой англо-русский словарь.
2001.

Смотреть что такое «glancing» в других словарях:

• Glancing — Glan cing, a. 1. Shooting, as light. [1913 Webster] When through the gancing lightnings fly. Rowe. [1913 Webster] 2. Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• glancing — [glan′siŋ] adj. 1. striking obliquely and going off at an angle [a glancing blow] 2. indirect or passing glancingly adv …   English World dictionary

• Glancing — Glance Glance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glancing}.] 1. To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash. [1913 Webster] From art, from nature, from the schools, Let random influences glance, Like light in many a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• glancing — adjective Date: circa 1541 1. hitting so as to glance off < a glancing blow > 2. incidental, indirect < made glancing allusions to her past > • glancingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• glancing — glancingly, adv. /glan sing, glahn /, adj. 1. striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow. 2. brief and indirect: glancing references to his dubious past. [1485 95; GLANCE1 + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

• glancing — glanc|ing [ˈgla:nsıŋ US ˈglæn ] adj 1.) a glancing blow a hit that partly misses so that it does not have its full force 2.) a glancing reference/mention a short or indirect reference to something or someone >glancingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• glancing — glanc|ing [ glænsıŋ ] adjective hitting something quickly and lightly: a glancing blow: The falling branch struck him with a glancing blow …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• glancing — [[t]glɑ͟ːnsɪŋ, glæ̱ns [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A glancing blow is one that hits something at an angle rather than from directly in front. The car struck him a glancing blow on the forehead …   English dictionary

• glancing — UK [ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ] / US [ˈɡlænsɪŋ] adjective hitting something quickly and lightly a glancing blow: The falling branch struck him a glancing blow …   English dictionary

• glancing — glanc•ing [[t]ˈglæn sɪŋ, ˈglɑn [/t]] adj. 1) cvb striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow[/ex] 2) cvb brief and indirect: glancing references to a previous case[/ex] • Etymology: 1485–95 glanc′ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• glancing — adjective /ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/ Making a superficial, obtuse contact with something. His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw …   Wiktionary

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