Stare vs. Glance — What's the Difference?

Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open

To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly

A long fixed or vacant look

To read quickly or in cursory fashion

To look directly, fixedly, or vacantly, often with a wide-eyed gaze.

To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected

To look at directly and fixedly

To shine over or through something at an angle

An intent gaze.

To be reflected, especially in flashes

To look fixedly (at something).

To make a passing reference; touch briefly

(transitive) To influence in some way by looking fixedly.

To strike (a surface) at an angle; graze

(intransitive) To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.

Any of various minerals that have a brilliant luster

To stand out; to project; to bristle.

(transitive)

A persistent gaze.

To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.

A starling.

To look briefly at (something).

The starling.

To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.

The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open.

To cause (something) to move obliquely.

To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object.

(figuratively) To communicate (something) using the eyes.

To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.

(obsolete)

To stand out; to project; to bristle.

(intransitive)

To look earnestly at; to gaze at.

To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.

A fixed look with eyes open wide

Of light, etc.: to gleam, to sparkle.

Look at with fixed eyes;

Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.

Fixate one's eyes;

(figuratively)

(obsolete)

A brief or cursory look.

A quick movement that catches light, and causes a flash or glitter; also, the flash or glitter.

(cricket) A stroke in which the ball is hit with a bat held in a slanted manner.

(ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: an act of rapidly touching the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.

(obsolete)

An act of striking and flying off in an oblique direction; a deflection.

(figuratively) An incidental or passing allusion or thought, often unfavourable, expressed on a topic.

Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.

A sudden flash of light or splendor.

A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a swift survey; a glimpse.

An incidental or passing thought or allusion.

A name given to some sulphides, mostly dark-colored, which have a brilliant metallic luster, as the sulphide of copper, called copper glance.

To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.

To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside. "Your arrow hath glanced".

To look with a sudden, rapid cast of the eye; to snatch a momentary or hasty view.

To make an incidental or passing reflection; to allude; to hint; - often with at.

To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.

To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye.

To hint at; to touch lightly or briefly.

A quick look

Throw a glance at; take a brief look at;

Rebound after hitting;