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
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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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Californians can glimpse meteor showers, a full moon and a vibrant band of stars stretching across the night sky this month.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
In the buildup, there was a sense that this matchup represented the first of a new era for men’s tennis and, if this was indeed the first glimpse of a new age, then tennis fans are in for a rollercoaster of a decade.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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Verb
The Northern Lights may be visible in the U.S. this weekend, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, which is predicting aurora may be potentially glimpsed from 10 U.S. states on Saturday, June 7.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Californians can glimpse meteor showers, a full moon and a vibrant band of stars stretching across the night sky this month.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
The small screen became a mirror that your own family could gaze at, to catch a glimpse of another family, seated on their own sofa, in front of their own TV.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
In the buildup, there was a sense that this matchup represented the first of a new era for men’s tennis and, if this was indeed the first glimpse of a new age, then tennis fans are in for a rollercoaster of a decade.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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“Glimpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glimpse. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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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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