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▸ verb: To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
▸ verb: (figurative) To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
▸ verb: (intransitive)
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
▸ verb: To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
▸ verb: (archaic or poetic) To appear or start to appear, especially faintly or unclearly; to dawn.
▸ verb: (rare) Sometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.
▸ noun: Chiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look.
▸ noun: (archaic) A brief, sudden flash of light; a glimmer.
▸ noun: (figurative)
▸ noun: A faint or imprecise idea; an inkling.
▸ noun: (rare) A brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A faint (and often temporary) appearance; a tinge.
Similar:
glance,
foreglimpse,
coup d'oeil,
glimmer,
snapshot,
looking,
eyeglance,
blink of an eye,
aspect,
aperçu,
more...
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Adjectives:
first,
last,
briefest,
fleeting,
momentary,
occasional,
rare,
quick,
interesting,
fascinating,
final
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