How to Pronounce "glance off"
expression
ˈɡɫæns/ /ˈɔf
GLANS-awf
ɡlˈɑːns/ /ˈɒf
gl-AHNSS-of
Definition
To hit something at an angle and bounce away instead of sticking or going through. Often describes how a moving object, like a ball or bullet, touches a surface and then moves off in a different direction.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɫæns/ /ˈɔf
British English
ɡlˈɑːns/ /ˈɒf
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GLANS-awf
UK
gl-AHNSS-of
Listen in Context
The stone glanced off the window and fell to the ground.
The soccer ball glanced off the goalpost and went out.
The bullet glanced off the metal and did not go through.
His helmet saved him when the rock glanced off the side of his head.