At a glance, he knew that the child was hungry.
Source: tatoeba (27192)
Glance
/ɡlɑːns/
Synonyms for "glance" (314 found)
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Closest matches (63)
Strong matches (94)
feelfeelingfingertip caressfinishflagflag downflameflareflashflickflickerfly offfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornfulguratefurbishgandergee
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give a signalgive lightgive the nodglance atglance offglareglazegleamgleam of lightglimmerglimpseglintglistenglitterglossglowgo lightgo offgong buoygrazegreen lighthailhail and speakhalf an eyehalf-masthand-mindednesshawhead offheliographhigh signhithoist a bannerimpingeimpingementimpingenceincandesceinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantjibkickkisslambencylapleerlicklight touchlooklustermake a signmake way formarker beaconmove asidenodnudgeosculateosculationparachute flare
Related words (157)
peekpeeppilot flagpokepolice whistlepolishquarantine flagquick sightquiverradiateradio beaconraise a cryrapid glancereboundred flagred lightreferreflectricochetrocket
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roman candlerubsailing aidsalutescanscintillatescintillationscourscrapesemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphsend out rayssense of touchshavesheer offshimmershineshine brightlyshootshoot out raysshove asideshuntshyshy offsidesidestepsideswipesidetracksidlesignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersignalizeskimskipskirtslantsleekslickslick downsolar flaresolar prominencesound an alarmsound the trumpetspar buoysparklespeaksqueak bysquizsteer clear ofstep asidestop lightstrikestrokesweepswitchtactile sensetactiontangencytaptentative contacttentative pokethe nodthe winktouchtouch lightlytouch upontouchingtraffic lighttraffic signalturn asideturn awayturn backtwinkleunfurl a flagvarnishveerveer offwatch firewavewave a flagwave the handwaxwhisperwhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwinkyellow flag
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10 entriesCollocations
9 entriesbrief glancefirst glanceglance atglance awayglance overglance throughquick glanceshort glancesideways glance
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- рикоширам verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
Czech
1 entries- škrtnout (o povrch) verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
Finnish
4 entries- liikuttaa vinoon verb (to cause (something) to move obliquely)
- lyödä maila vinossa verb ((cricket) to hit a ball with a bat held in a slanted manner)
- pompata verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
- vihjailla verb (of a topic: to make an incidental or passing reflection on, often unfavourably — see also allude, hint)
French
1 entries- faire allusion verb (of a topic: to make an incidental or passing reflection on, often unfavourably — see also allude, hint)
Irish
1 entries- scinn verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
Macedonian
2 entries- рикошети́ра verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
- се о́дбива verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
Māori
2 entries- hohoni verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
- honi verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
Sample sentences
76 total sentences available.
At a glance I knew that he was tired.
Source: tatoeba (27193)
I recognized Mr Jones at first glance.
Source: tatoeba (27194)
I recognized her at first glance.
Source: tatoeba (27196)
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