All 5 Uses of
glimpse
in
Black Like Me
- I wandered among them, entranced by the narrow streets, the iron-grill balconies, the green plants and vines glimpsed in lighted flagstone courtyards.†
glimpsed = briefly saw
- It was my first intimate glimpse.†
glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- I glimpsed his white coat and turned to him.†
glimpsed = briefly saw
- I fought back glimpses of my daughter's birthday party in its cruel contrasts to our party here tonight.†
*glimpses = briefly sees; or instances of briefly seeing
- I got a glimpse of it up close one day in Chicago when we learned that a black man had been found murdered in a town called Libertyville, in Mississippi.†
glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
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