Translation of "Effleurant" in English

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Examples of using "Effleurant" in a sentence and their english translations:

" Tiens, cruel ! " À ces mots, au vainqueur inhumain / il jette un faible trait qui, du solide airain / effleurant la surface avec un vain murmure, / languissamment expire, et pend à son armure.

The old man spoke and, with a feeble throw, / at Pyrrhus with a harmless dart he drave. / The jarring metal blunts it, and below / the shield-boss, down it hangs, and foils the purposed blow.