glance

v

1. look quickly or briefly, cast a brief look at, catch a glimpse of, snatch a glimpse, glimpse, look hurriedly, regard hastily, peek, peep, sneak a look or peek, squint; observe, witness, view, behold, contemplate, see; pray, watch for, be on the lookout, scan.

2. flash, gleam, glare, coruscate; glitter, glimmer, glisten, Archaic. glister, glint, scintillate; shimmer, shine, flicker, sparkle, twinkle, reflect.

3. bounce off, fly off, ricochet, rebound, carom; skim, touch, graze, brush, lick, kiss.

4. allude, make an allusion to, cite, refer to, advert to, point to, speak of; mention, mention in passing, touch upon; hint at, intimate, suggest, insinuate.

n

5. brief look, look, quick view, Scot. glisk, peek, peep, Fr. coup d'oeil, Scot. blink; Inf. once-over, Inf. look-see, Sl. gander; vision, ken.

6. flash, gleam, glitter, glimmer, glint; shimmer, flicker, sparkle, twinkle, reflection.

7. ricochet, rebound, carom; graze, brush, lick, kiss.

8. allusion, reference, intimation, suggestion, passing mention, insinuation, innuendo, hint.