fleeting glance — See a fleeting glance … English idioms
a fleeting glance — a very brief look, a quick glance A fleeting glance from Marilyn would make his heart beat wildly … English idioms
fleeting — fleetingly, adv. fleetingness, n. /flee ting/, adj. passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance. [1325 75; ME; see FLEET2, ING2] Syn. passing, flitting, flying, brief, fugitive. * * * … Universalium
fleeting — fleet•ing [[t]ˈfli tɪŋ[/t]] adj. passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient: a fleeting glance[/ex] • Etymology: 1325–75 fleet′ing•ly, adv. fleet′ing•ness, n … From formal English to slang
glance — [n1] brief look eye*, eyeball*, flash*, fleeting look, gander, glimpse, lamp*, look, look see*, peek, peep, quick look, sight, slant*, squint, swivel*, view; concept 623 Ant. stare glance [n2] reflection of light coruscation, flash, gleam,… … New thesaurus
glance — I n. 1) to cast, dart, shoot; steal a glance at 2) to exchange glances 3) an admiring; amused; casual, cursory, fleeting, passing; conspiratorial; disapproving, indignant; furtive, stolen, surreptitious; imploring; knowing; meaningful,… … Combinatory dictionary
glance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ backward, sidelong, sideways ▪ She cast a sidelong glance at Fern. ▪ brief, cursory, fleeting, quick … Collocations dictionary
fleeting — adjective (usually before noun) lasting for only a short time : fleeting glimpse/impression/glance etc: I caught a fleeting glimpse of them as they drove past. | fleeting moment: For one fleeting moment, I thought I recognized her. fleetingly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fleeting — adj. Fleeting is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑fame, ↑glance, ↑glimpse, ↑impression, ↑instant, ↑memory, ↑moment, ↑pleasure, ↑second, ↑thought, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
glance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glimpse, coup d oeil; ray, beam, look; ricochet, skim, stroke. v. i. peek, glimpse, look; graze, brush, strike; gleam, flash. See vision, light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. glimpse, sight, flash, fleeting … English dictionary for students
