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glimpse

/ˈɡlɪm(p)s/noun, verb1 syllable

Glimpse means: a quick look.

Synonyms for glimpse17

noun, as in a quick look

glance, coup d'oeil

also used for glimpse

glitter, coruscate, flash, gleam, glisten, luster, sheen, shimmer, shine, peek, gander, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack

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What does glimpse mean?4

noun

1

a quick look

2

a brief or incomplete view“from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake”

3

a vague indication“he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning”

verb

1

catch a glimpse of or see briefly“We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Glimpse in a sentence

  • We only glimpse the stars at night, they're invisible during the day.anzart
  • As the train went by, he caught a glimpse of the driver.ET
  • The storm clouds obscured my glimpse of the full moon.megamanenm
  • Yanni got a good glimpse of the driver.Amastan
  • I only got a glimpse of the thief.unknown
  • I caught a glimpse of him from the bus.CK
  • I caught a glimpse of him as he turned the corner.CK
  • She stole a glimpse of the birthday cake through the crack in the door.megamanenm

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of glimpse

as a noun

plural
glimpses

as a verb

past tense
glimpsed
present participle
glimpsing
third-person singular
glimpses
past participle
glimpsed