All 3 Uses of
glimpse
in
Nineteen Minutes
- In the uncomfortable silence that followed, Alex turned her head and caught a glimpse through a window of the next interviewee arriving through the entrance vestibule.†
Chpt 1glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- Sometimes when she studied Sam, she could glimpse the adult he'd be one day-it was there in his eyes, the shell of the man he would grow to inhabit.†
Chpt 2
- He caught a glimpse of her as she slipped into a room behind the bench, and he hurdled the bar to follow her but felt someone grab his sleeve.†
Chpt 2 *
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