Glimpse

glimpse [ glimps ]
noun  (plural glimpses)
Definition:
 
1. brief look: a quick or incomplete look or sighting of somebody or something
I just caught a glimpse of her face in the crowd.
2. small indication: a small, brief, or indistinct indication or appearance of something
transitive verb  (3rd person present singular glimpses, present participle glimpsing, past and past participle glimpsed)
Definition:
 
see something or somebody briefly: to catch sight of somebody or something briefly or incompletely
[14th century. Ultimately < Germanic]

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