Glance off
verb
To touch a surface lightly and quickly then bounce off in a different direction.
The ball glanced off the wall and hit the window.
Often appears as...
- glanced off the wall
- glanced off the surface
verb
To pay brief attention to something before quickly moving on to something else.
She glanced off the topic by making a joke.
Often appears as...
- glanced off the topic
- glanced off the matter
verb
To touch a surface lightly and quickly then bounce off in a different direction.
The ball glanced off the wall and hit the window.
Often appears as...
- glanced off the wall
- glanced off the surface
verb
To pay brief attention to something before quickly moving on to something else.
She glanced off the topic by making a joke.
Often appears as...
- glanced off the topic
- glanced off the matter
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used to describe something that hits and then immediately moves away from a surface.
The stone glanced off the car without leaving a scratch.
Pro Tip 2/3Indirect Hit
Implies a hit that is not head-on, often making a sharp angle after the contact.
The arrow glanced off the shield at an odd angle.
Pro Tip 3/3Change of Path
Highlights the change in direction after hitting a surface, not just the contact.
His kick made the soccer ball glance off the goalpost and out.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used to describe something that hits and then immediately moves away from a surface.
The stone glanced off the car without leaving a scratch.
Pro Tip 2/3Indirect Hit
Implies a hit that is not head-on, often making a sharp angle after the contact.
The arrow glanced off the shield at an odd angle.
Pro Tip 3/3Change of Path
Highlights the change in direction after hitting a surface, not just the contact.
His kick made the soccer ball glance off the goalpost and out.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used to describe something that hits and then immediately moves away from a surface.
The stone glanced off the car without leaving a scratch.
Pro Tip 2/3Indirect Hit
Implies a hit that is not head-on, often making a sharp angle after the contact.
The arrow glanced off the shield at an odd angle.
Pro Tip 3/3Change of Path
Highlights the change in direction after hitting a surface, not just the contact.
His kick made the soccer ball glance off the goalpost and out.
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