Glimpse — Defs

01 n. A sudden flash; transient luster.

1.
A sudden flash; transient luster.
“LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran.” — Milton.
2.
A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight.
“Here hid by shrub wood, there by glimpses seen.” — S. Rogers.
3.
A faint idea; an inkling.

02 v. i. to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.

imp. & p. p. Glimpsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Glimpsing

03 v. t. To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.

1.
To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.
“Some glimpsing and no perfect sight.” — Chaucer.