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noun
1.
a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
2.
a momentary or slight appearance.
3.
a vague idea; inkling.
4.
Archaic. a gleam, as of light.
verb (used with object)
5.
to catch or take a glimpse of.
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Glimpse
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
verb (used without object)
6.
to look briefly; glance (usually followed by at).
7.
Archaic. to come into view; appear faintly.
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Example Sentences
- Walking from the train to his office, down the stifling streets, Avery caught a glimpse of her reflection in a store window.
- It presents an often-confounding glimpse at the inner soul of foreign cultures.
- Part art, part religious icon, katsina dolls offer a glimpse into Hopi culture.
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Word Origin & History
glimpse
c.1400, "to shine faintly," probably from O.E. *glimsian "shine faintly," from P.Gmc. *glim- (see gleam). If so, the intrusive -p- would be there to ease pronunciation. Sense of "catch a quick view" first recorded 1779.
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