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.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Voyageurs is situated against the Canadian border at a high enough latitude for visitors occasionally to glimpse the aurora borealis.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2024
Ripa gave a glimpse of some romantic moments with Consuleos, kissing him on the cheek in one image and sharing an embrace under a moonlit sky in another.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Through the veiled scrim, some sort of machinery can be glimpsed inside.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Voyageurs is situated against the Canadian border at a high enough latitude for visitors occasionally to glimpse the aurora borealis.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Noun
This time around, there were stars in abundance—from Jude Law and Mikey Madison to Cate Blanchett and Kaia Gerber—and fans practically standing on each others’ shoulders for a glimpse of them.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2024
Ripa gave a glimpse of some romantic moments with Consuleos, kissing him on the cheek in one image and sharing an embrace under a moonlit sky in another.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Glimpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glimpse. Accessed 27 Sep. 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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