All 9 Uses of
glimpse
in
Hunger Games Book #2 (Catching Fire)
- Sometimes a brief tour: a glimpse of the sea in one district, towering forests in another, ugly factories, fields of wheat, stinking refineries.†
Chpt 5glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- I get a glimpse of my assailant's face.†
Chpt 8
- Just a glimpse of it as it flies by.†
Chpt 10
- I remain at the window long after the woods have swallowed up the last glimpse of my home.†
Chpt 14
- As Maysilee Donner bravely disengages herself and heads for the stage, I catch a glimpse of my mother at my age, and no one has exaggerated her beauty.†
Chpt 14
- I can't help catching glimpses of us on the huge screens along the route, and we are not just beautiful, we are dark and powerful.†
Chpt 15glimpses = briefly sees; or instances of briefly seeing
- I keep walking, tossing my nuts, sometimes catching a glimpse of the force field, trying to press to the left to find a spot where we can break through, get away from the Cornucopia, and hopefully find water.†
Chpt 20glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- I load an arrow as I twist and get a glimpse of a dripping-wet Gloss letting Wiress slide to the ground, her throat slit open in a bright red smile.†
Chpt 23
- I flail around for a moment, only working the web more tightly around me, and then I catch a glimpse of it in the moonlight.†
Chpt 26 *
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