Word Study
glancing
CIDE DICTIONARY
glancing, a.
- Shooting, as light. [1913 Webster]"When through the gancing lightnings fly." [1913 Webster]
- Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
glancing
brushing, contacting, contingent, flanking, grazing, impingent, impinging, in contact, lateral, lee, leeward, meeting, next-beside, nudging, osculatory, rubbing, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, skirting, tangent, tangential, touching, weather, windwardFor further exploring for "glancing" in Webster Dictionary Online