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Glancing vs Glancingly - What's the difference?

glancing | glancingly |

As a verb glancing

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective glancing

is making superficial, obtuse contact with something.

As a noun glancing

is a sideways look; a glance.

As an adverb glancingly is

in a glancing manner.

glancing

English

Verb

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    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Making superficial, obtuse contact with something.
    • His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sideways look; a glance.
  • * 1856 , David Brown, Christ's second coming: will it be pre-millennial?
    • No doubt, sometimes there are comprehensive glancings at, and interminglings of different future eras of prophecy.

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    glancingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a glancing manner
    • The blow struck his opponent glancingly on the arm.

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