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Scrutinizing vs Glancing - What's the difference?

scrutinizing | glancing |

As verbs the difference between scrutinizing and glancing

is that scrutinizing is while glancing is .

As an adjective glancing is

making superficial, obtuse contact with something.

As a noun glancing is

a sideways look; a glance.

scrutinizing

English

Verb

(head)

    • glancing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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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