glance away

verb

To look at something else briefly, then look back again.

“When I told him the truth, he glanced away, and then replied...”

Meanings

verbglance away (third-person singular simple present glances away, present participle glancing away, simple past and past participle glanced away)

present singular third person glances away · participle present glancing away · participle past glanced away · past glanced away

  1. intransitiveTo look at something else briefly, then look back again.

    When I told him the truth, he glanced away, and then replied...

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APA

glance away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glance%20away

MLA

“glance away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glance%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glance away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glance%20away.

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