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glimpse

/gl/I/mps/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a quick look

    noun.act

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a brief or incomplete view

    noun.cognition

    Examples
    From the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a vague indication

    noun.communication

    Examples
    He caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. A sudden flash; transient luster.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. catch a glimpse of or see briefly

    verb.perception

    Examples
    We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  3. To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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