glimpsed; glimpsing
: to get a brief look at
glimpsed him as he sped by in his car
1
: to look briefly
glimpsed at the letter and then threw it aside
2
archaic
: glimmer
glimpser
noun
1
: a fleeting view or look
caught only a glimpse of the mugger
2
archaic
: glimmer
Synonyms
Examples of glimpse in a Sentence
Verb
We glimpsed him through the window as his car sped past.
just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere
Noun
We caught a glimpse of him through the window as his car sped past.
I only got a glimpse of him as we drove by.
Recent Examples on the Web
Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
As young George traverses the city, the viewer glimpses many things that actually happened, including the catastrophic flooding of a Tube station being used as a shelter and the destruction of nightclub Café de Paris, later looted by a crew of thugs led by Stephen Graham’s Albert.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, the world got its first glimpse of what Apple’s artificial intelligence technology has meant for iPhone sales.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Its loose plot concerns a pair of fiddlers traveling through the woods in late 19th century Lithuania, a setting that seems obscured, almost medieval, until one glimpses electricity on screen.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
As young George traverses the city, the viewer glimpses many things that actually happened, including the catastrophic flooding of a Tube station being used as a shelter and the destruction of nightclub Café de Paris, later looted by a crew of thugs led by Stephen Graham’s Albert.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
Production designer Suzie Davies was able to get a glimpse of the private gardens and a fleeting view of the Casa Santa Marta.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, the world got its first glimpse of what Apple’s artificial intelligence technology has meant for iPhone sales.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Glimpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glimpse. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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glimpse
1 of 2 verb
glimpsed; glimpsing
: to take a brief look : see momentarily or incompletely
glimpsed the deer running
glimpser
noun
glimpse
2 of 2 noun
: a short hurried view
catch a glimpse of something rushing by
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