glancing

动词 glance:

1. throw a glance at; take a brief look at
   同义词：glance, peek, glint
2. rebound after hitting
   同义词：carom, glance

1. A runner can lose a lot of advantage by even glancing back to see how far behind the others are.
   一个赛跑运动员甚至回头看一眼后面的运动员还有多远，就可能失去很多优势。
2. I walked up the path, glancing at the windows to see if anyone was looking for me.
   我一面在路上走着，一面注意着陆窗户，看看是否有人在找我。
3. He thought he heard someone following him, and glancing round. He caught sight of a dark figure in the shadows.
   他觉得有人在跟踪他，便向周围扫了一眼，发现阴暗处有一个黑影。
4. Glancing at the clock, she realized that she was late.
   她看了一下钟，知道自己迟到了。

glanc.ing

adj.（形容词）
Oblique in direction; slanting or deflected:
方向上是斜的；倾斜的或偏斜的：
例句：
struck him a glancing blow.
给他一个斜击拳

Not straightforward; indirect:
不直接的；曲折的：
例句：
made glancing allusions to the scandal.
不直接地提及了这件丑事

【引伸】
glanc.ingly
adv.（副词）