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Meaning of
'glimpse'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Glimpse
[
n.
]
- A sudden flash; transient luster.
- A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight.
- A faint idea; an inkling.
2 .
Glimpse
[
v. i.
]
- to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.
3 .
Glimpse
[
v. t.
]
- To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.
Meaning of 'glimpse' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
glimpse
[
n
]
Meaning (1):
- a brief or incomplete view
Example in sentence:
from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake
Meaning (2):
- a vague indication
Example in sentence:
he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning
3 .
glimpse
[
v
]
Meaning (3):
- catch a glimpse of or see briefly
Example in sentence:
We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine
Nearby Words:
gliadin
glib
glibly
glibness
glicke
glidden
glidder
gliddery
glide
glided
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