All 4 Uses of
glimpse
in
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
- As she turned to go, Baby Suggs caught a glimpse of something dark on the bed sheet.†
Part 1glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- Sethe's knotted, private, walk-on-water life gave in a bit, softened, and it seemed that the glimpse of happiness she caught in the shadows swinging hands on the road to the carnival was a likelihood—if she could just manage the news Paul D brought and the news he kept to himself.†
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- She followed the blood spot shifting in the leaves until she lost it and even then she walked on, backward, still hungry for another glimpse.†
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- Anybody who didn't know her, or maybe somebody who just got a glimpse of her through the peephole at the restaurant, might think it was hers, but Paul D knew better.†
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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