| 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] |