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Definition
a quick look or partial understanding
The exact meaning of glimpse can depend upon its context. For example:
- "I caught a glimpse of her when I was walking to class." — a very quick look
- "I glimpsed at the headlines." — looked quickly
- "Reading the book gave me a glimpse of the life of a devout Muslim immigrant in America." — a quick, incomplete view
- If anyone peered under the bushes and chanced to glimpse human flesh it might be Samneric who would pretend not to see and say nothing.p. 198.1
- This again led into more open forest so that they had a glimpse of the spread sea.p. 27.7
- Ralph bent back his head and glimpsed Roger's dark face at the top.p. 175.0
- Ralph sensed the position of the weapon from the glimpse he caught of Jack's arm and put the thrust aside with his own butt.p. 177.1
- He numbered them through his fringe, glimpsed the ineffectual smoke.p. 179.5
- He had even glimpsed one of them, striped brown, black, and red, and had judged that it was Bill.p. 183.5
- Within seconds he was worming his way into the thicket; but not before he had glimpsed the legs of a savage coming toward him.p. 191.9
- Looking up between the leaves he caught a glimpse of something red.p. 192.4
There are no more uses of "glimpse" in Lord of the Flies.
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