glancing

POS

Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

glanc=ing

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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]

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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, windward

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