<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>glanced, glancing.</li><li>to look quickly or briefly.</li><li>to gleam or flash: a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight.</li><li>Synonyms: scintillate, glisten</li><li>to strike a surface or object obliquely, especially so as to bounce off at an angle (often followed by off): The arrow glanced off his shield.</li><li>Synonyms: ricochet, reflect</li><li>to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usually followed by at).</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a quick or brief look.</li><li>a gleam or flash of light, especially reflected light.</li><li>Synonyms: glitter</li><li>a deflected movement or course; an oblique rebound.</li><li>Digital Technology: information on an electronic screen that can be understood quickly or at a glance: Get news and weather glances on your phone. Tap anywhere on a glance to open the app.</li><li>Cricket: a stroke in which the batsman deflects the ball with the bat, as to leg.</li><li>Archaic: a passing reference or allusion; insinuation.</li></ul>