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Definition of glimpse in English: glimpsenoun ɡlɪm(p)sɡlɪm(p)s 1A momentary or partial view. she caught a glimpse of the ocean Example sentencesExamples - When the reeds parted, he caught a glimpse of her, and yes, there she was, the river goddess.
- In the mirror, I caught my first glimpse of his face without the ironwork interrupting his features.
- A large gasp emerged from my throat as I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror.
- He caught a glimpse of my wallet pic of Colin, only a glimpse though.
- She peeked round the corner and caught a glimpse of a police car going slowly down the street.
- For once, there were no fans hanging around waiting to have a glimpse of their favourite star.
- Trying to look past the dull conversation, I caught a glimpse of red from the corner of my eye.
- You're just showing tantalizing glimpses of your uberflat tummy!
- You get only fleeting glimpses of the action and you are surrounded by people becoming progressively more drunk.
- The only thing is during all of this, I caught a glimpse of his face and he looked so familiar.
- As he spun her around, I could get brief glimpses of her face.
- He glanced around the trunk and caught a glimpse of a shape moving through the trees.
- Rolling her eyes, her father caught glimpse in the mirror.
- He didn't look at her but she caught a glimpse of his misty grey eyes, they seemed far away.
- As he spun around in his child like dance, he caught a glimpse of something off the side of the boat.
- She looked around the beautifully adorned room and caught a glimpse of herself in a round oval mirror.
- And I was left with the feeling of having been granted a glimpse of heaven.
- I kept shooting glimpses over my shoulder at all the people who passed me by.
- I toss opportunities like coins, and call tails when I've already caught a glimpse of the queen's crown.
- I still recall one Sunday morning when I caught a glimpse of them outside.
Synonyms brief look, quick look glance, peek, peep sight, sighting French coup d'œil - 1.1 A brief insight or indication.
during the interview he offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse of television Example sentencesExamples - A tour of the commercial galleries offers glimpses of the art market at work.
- The stories are heartbreaking, but the privilege of the briefest of glimpses of the lost lives is also revealing and inspiring.
- The three programs could offer a glimpse into the future of children's mental health care, they say.
- It is a sensational, jaw-dropping piece of theatre which gives a brief glimpse of what it's like to be in a war.
- Sometimes youth football offers a glimpse of the present, not the future.
- Students of history will find behind-the-scenes glimpses into fascinating and insightful personalities.
- The architects' remarks gave listeners a special behind-the-scenes glimpse of some of their creations.
- We're given a tantalising glimpse of Molnar's view on causality.
- The brief spaces in the entrancing melody offer glimpses of a lurking pressure.
- Today their work has given an intriguing glimpse into the life of a lost community from the Middle Ages.
- The insight came only in glimpses, like a light on a dimmer switch that suddenly brightens to the point of utter clarity then fades again to a soft glow.
- His lyrics read like tabloid confessionals, offering glimpses into a celebrity's life.
- The years roll back, as we catch brief glimpses of former lives.
- The possibility tossed him in its hands, showing him glimpses of his potential.
- Shot mostly among red brick suburbs, the film also offers brief glimpses of the modern concrete city centre.
- For outsiders, it's a rare glimpse behind the paper curtain.
- In the process they give us a glimpse of the powerful educational potential of the medium.
- And a glimpse into the past and present of the sport of polo.
- From the river cruise the docklands look like docklands everywhere; tourists finally at rest, not quite bored, get brief glimpses into other lives, other spaces.
- There will be brief glimpses into what the future holds as well.
verb ɡlɪm(p)sɡlɪm(p)s [with object]1See or perceive briefly or partially. he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade Example sentencesExamples - Part of the continuing allure of police action films is the chance to get under the skin of a criminal, to glimpse into an alien world.
- Through its hundreds of rooms, visitors can glimpse how life went on at court.
- To tell the truth, I couldn't glimpse a trace of any such crisis in the mesmerizing flow of this work.
- The headmaster glimpsed in memory the little suburban classroom.
- Everyone here has heard the stories - or maybe, been on a convoy through the green zone, briefly glimpsed the way that other half lives.
- He happened to glimpse the clock and realized he had lost track of the time.
- I've never been entirely comfortable here, and on a couple of occasions I've glimpsed figures on or near the stairs.
- However, the company did not forget the possibilities it had glimpsed.
- It shows a way of life rarely glimpsed on children's TV - a Scottish island community, authentic down to the accents.
- I have been in the Cabinet and have glimpsed very senior political office and it's not everything it's made out to be.
- From the opposite ends of the political spectrum, we had each glimpsed a piece of the same truth.
- He briefly glimpses a woman running down the wooded path, but she is far away and disappears around a corner before he can look more closely.
- Maybe that's what a poet's job is: to make you glimpse what you have never seen for yourself.
- Sleep leaves me and I groggily sit up, glimpsing at my watch.
- So here, imagination allows us to glimpse truths of a kind that seem to elude reason operating alone.
- Complex analysis of the international tale of the hero or heroine who glimpses a forbidden sight and suffers for it.
- We briefly glimpse him alive and well before he is blown from his horse by a shell that destroys a significant part of his face.
- It's like glimpsing in on a day in the life of the '70s.
- The young girl's mind was on the mysterious figure she had glimpsed the night before.
- Crucially, this was when I glimpsed for the first time a world of wealth and privilege, very different from mine.
Synonyms catch sight of, catch/get a glimpse of, see briefly, get a sight of, notice, discern, spot, spy, sight, note, pick out, make out British informal clock literary espy, descry - 1.1archaic no object Shine or appear faintly or intermittently.
glow-worms glimpsing in the dark Example sentencesExamples - Rare rays of sunlight glimpsed through the clouds, shining onto the square.
Origin Middle English (in the sense 'shine faintly'): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer. Definition of glimpse in US English: glimpsenounɡlim(p)sɡlɪm(p)s A momentary or partial view. she caught a glimpse of the ocean a glimpse into the world of the wealthy Example sentencesExamples - You're just showing tantalizing glimpses of your uberflat tummy!
- She looked around the beautifully adorned room and caught a glimpse of herself in a round oval mirror.
- When the reeds parted, he caught a glimpse of her, and yes, there she was, the river goddess.
- The only thing is during all of this, I caught a glimpse of his face and he looked so familiar.
- As he spun her around, I could get brief glimpses of her face.
- I toss opportunities like coins, and call tails when I've already caught a glimpse of the queen's crown.
- I still recall one Sunday morning when I caught a glimpse of them outside.
- Trying to look past the dull conversation, I caught a glimpse of red from the corner of my eye.
- He caught a glimpse of my wallet pic of Colin, only a glimpse though.
- In the mirror, I caught my first glimpse of his face without the ironwork interrupting his features.
- He didn't look at her but she caught a glimpse of his misty grey eyes, they seemed far away.
- Rolling her eyes, her father caught glimpse in the mirror.
- He glanced around the trunk and caught a glimpse of a shape moving through the trees.
- A large gasp emerged from my throat as I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror.
- You get only fleeting glimpses of the action and you are surrounded by people becoming progressively more drunk.
- She peeked round the corner and caught a glimpse of a police car going slowly down the street.
- I kept shooting glimpses over my shoulder at all the people who passed me by.
- And I was left with the feeling of having been granted a glimpse of heaven.
- As he spun around in his child like dance, he caught a glimpse of something off the side of the boat.
- For once, there were no fans hanging around waiting to have a glimpse of their favourite star.
verbɡlim(p)sɡlɪm(p)s [with object]1See or perceive briefly or partially. he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade Example sentencesExamples - Through its hundreds of rooms, visitors can glimpse how life went on at court.
- The young girl's mind was on the mysterious figure she had glimpsed the night before.
- However, the company did not forget the possibilities it had glimpsed.
- So here, imagination allows us to glimpse truths of a kind that seem to elude reason operating alone.
- We briefly glimpse him alive and well before he is blown from his horse by a shell that destroys a significant part of his face.
- He happened to glimpse the clock and realized he had lost track of the time.
- It shows a way of life rarely glimpsed on children's TV - a Scottish island community, authentic down to the accents.
- The headmaster glimpsed in memory the little suburban classroom.
- Complex analysis of the international tale of the hero or heroine who glimpses a forbidden sight and suffers for it.
- He briefly glimpses a woman running down the wooded path, but she is far away and disappears around a corner before he can look more closely.
- Maybe that's what a poet's job is: to make you glimpse what you have never seen for yourself.
- I've never been entirely comfortable here, and on a couple of occasions I've glimpsed figures on or near the stairs.
- I have been in the Cabinet and have glimpsed very senior political office and it's not everything it's made out to be.
- Everyone here has heard the stories - or maybe, been on a convoy through the green zone, briefly glimpsed the way that other half lives.
- Part of the continuing allure of police action films is the chance to get under the skin of a criminal, to glimpse into an alien world.
- From the opposite ends of the political spectrum, we had each glimpsed a piece of the same truth.
- Crucially, this was when I glimpsed for the first time a world of wealth and privilege, very different from mine.
- It's like glimpsing in on a day in the life of the '70s.
- To tell the truth, I couldn't glimpse a trace of any such crisis in the mesmerizing flow of this work.
- Sleep leaves me and I groggily sit up, glimpsing at my watch.
Synonyms catch sight of, catch a glimpse of, get a glimpse of, see briefly, get a sight of, notice, discern, spot, spy, sight, note, pick out, make out - 1.1archaic no object Shine or appear faintly or intermittently.
glowworms glimpsing in the dark Example sentencesExamples - Rare rays of sunlight glimpsed through the clouds, shining onto the square.
Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘shine faintly’): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer. |