glance off (something) phrasal verb (
see also glance)
1. to hit a surface at an angle and then move away from it in another direction
Synonym : ricochet:
The bullet had crushed his helmet and glanced off.2. literary if light glances off a surface, it flashes or shines back from it
Synonym : reflect off:
The sun was glancing off the icy tips of gleaming rock. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲