Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: glimpse
IPA transcription: [ɡl'ɪmps]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: glance, glimpse, coup_d'oeil
    Meaning: a quick look
  • Synonyms: glimpse
    Meaning: a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: glimpse
    Meaning: catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"
Usage examples
  • Let us see if we can get a glimpse of him."
  • The least glimpse of his face would satisfy me.
  • At times too can a glimpse be obtained of the face.
  • The child had never had even a glimpse of the sunlight.
  • It was my first glimpse of Mr. Bruce Deville of Deville Court.
  • Involuntarily she peered over the rail for a glimpse of Baldos.
  • I feel as if I ought to 'tip' some custode for my glimpse of it.
  • "I didn't succeed in getting a glimpse of my old friend Henry Dunbar."
  • He catches a glimpse of Infinity, but words cannot voice his delight, for the eye has no tongue.
  • This second glimpse of them, added to the one already given me, fixed the whole indelibly in my mind.