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Skimming vs Glancing - What's the difference?

skimming | glancing |

As verbs the difference between skimming and glancing

is that skimming is while glancing is .

As nouns the difference between skimming and glancing

is that skimming is something skimmed from a surface etc while glancing is a sideways look; a glance.

As an adjective glancing is

making superficial, obtuse contact with something.

skimming

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something skimmed from a surface etc.
    • aluminium skimmings
    sorghum syrup skimmings
  • A motion or action that skims.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • I was forced, too, to wonder if my previous world-views had not been too pallid, too superficial, and altogether too 'rational' — mere skimmings or skatings on the surface of reality

    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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