glimpse
noun
[ ɡlɪm(p)s ]
• a momentary or partial view.
• "she caught a glimpse of the ocean"
glimpse
verb
• see or perceive briefly or partially.
• "he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade"
Similar:
catch sight of,
catch/get a glimpse of,
see briefly,
get a sight of,
notice,
discern,
spot,
spy,
sight,
note,
pick out,
make out,
clock,
espy,
descry,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘shine faintly’): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer.
