glance off

verb

To strike a surface and be deflected

“The ball glanced off the edge of his racquet.”

Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo strike a surface and be deflected

    The ball glanced off the edge of his racquet.

Translations

Irish scinn
  • scinnto strike a surface and be deflected
Māori ngungu, hohoni
  • ngunguto strike a surface and be deflected
  • hohonito strike a surface and be deflected
  • honito strike a surface and be deflected
  • ripito strike a surface and be deflected
  • pahuto strike a surface and be deflected
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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