glancing
glan·cing/ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
glancing is spelled G-L-A-N-C-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (glan·cing). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glancing means “Making superficial, obtuse contact with something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glancing?
| Letters | 8: G-L-A-N-C-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: glan·cing |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is glancing?
Glancing appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glancing?
- UK /ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/
- US /ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/
- /ˈɡleə̯n.sɪŋ/
Glancing has 2 syllables, split glan·cing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-glancing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with glancing?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as glancing from its last stressed vowel (/ænsɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: clanging.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of glancing
- more glancing comparative
- most glancing superlative
- glancings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glancing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Making superficial, obtuse contact with something.
His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw.
noun
- 1
A sideways look; a glance.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of glance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).