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glancing off

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

Meaning of glance off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To strike a surface and be deflected
    • The ball glanced off the edge of his racquet.

Questions about glancing off

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

Words near glancing off in the dictionary

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

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