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glimpse

noun verb

a quick look

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
G
Ends with
E
Contains
LI
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɡlɪmps

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a quick look

noun

  1. a brief or incomplete view

    “from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake”

noun

  1. a vague indication

    “he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning”

verb

  1. catch a glimpse of or see briefly

    “We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine”

In context

Example Sentences

from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake
he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning
We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine

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