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glimpse
Meaning: a quick or partial look at something
glimpse in a sentence
How glimpse is used in real sentences:
I caught a glimpse of the rabbit before it hopped behind a bush.
For one second, Nina caught a glimpse of a rainbow between the clouds.
“Maya pushed a low branch aside, knelt in the underbrush, and caught a glimpse of ants entering a hole.”
— from the passage The Garden Below
Synonyms for glimpse
Other words for glimpse — glance, peek and sight — carry the same meaning.
- glance
- peek
- sight
Antonyms of glimpse
Words that mean the opposite of glimpse:
- stare
- inspection
Where it comes from
From Middle English glimsen 'to shine faintly'
Memory hook
A glimpse is a little look that is gone quickly.