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glancing away

glancing away is the present participle and gerund of glance away.

Meaning of glance away

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To look at something else briefly, then look back again.
    • When I told him the truth, he glanced away, and then replied...

Questions about glancing away

What is glancing away the present participle and gerund of?
Glancing away is the present participle and gerund of glance away.

Words near glancing away in the dictionary

  1. glances over
  2. glancest
  3. glanceth
  4. glancin'
  5. glancing
  6. glancing away
  7. glancing off
  8. glancing over
  9. glancingly
  10. glancings
  11. Glancy

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