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overglancing

overglancing is the present participle and gerund of overglance.

Meaning of overglance

Verb

overglance (third-person singular simple present overglances, present participle overglancing, simple past and past participle overglanced)

  1. (poetic, transitive) To glance over.
    • with a cursorary eye o'erglanced the articles1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about overglancing

What is overglancing the present participle and gerund of?
Overglancing is the present participle and gerund of overglance.

Words near overglancing in the dictionary

  1. overglamorizes
  2. overglamorizing
  3. overglance
  4. overglanced
  5. overglances
  6. overglancing
  7. overglaze
  8. overglazed
  9. overglazes
  10. overglazing
  11. overglide

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