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Starring vs Glancing - What's the difference?

starring | glancing |

As adjectives the difference between starring and glancing

is that starring is of, relating to, or in the manner of a star while glancing is making superficial, obtuse contact with something.

As verbs the difference between starring and glancing

is that starring is while glancing is .

As nouns the difference between starring and glancing

is that starring is the action of the verb to star while glancing is a sideways look; a glance.

starring

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, relating to, or in the manner of a star
    • Charlton Heston had a starring role in Ben-Hur.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (with a film as its subject ) That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead roles, in its cast.
    • Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston

    Synonyms

    * (having actors in its cast''): featuring (''often used for actors other than those in the lead roles )

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action of the verb to star .

    • 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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