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Definition of "glimpse" []

  • A brief, incomplete view or look. (noun)
  • Archaic A brief flash of light. (noun)
  • To obtain a brief, incomplete view of. (verb-transitive)
  • To look briefly; glance: glimpsed at the headlines. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "glimpse" in a sentence
  • "The words, '_There is not a glimpse of poetry in his Tragedies_,' should be, as written, '_There is not an extraneous glimpse_,' &c. ""
  • "Mon 11/30/09 5: 48 PM oooo … I would love to see Flight Time on DWTS … we already got a glimpse from the challenge …. and we want more!!!"
  • "Great to hear about the continuing adventures (whether forward in a timeline, or a glimpse from the past) of Pendergast!"