noun a sudden flash; transient luster.
2. glimpse ·vi to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.
3. glimpse ·noun a faint idea; an inkling.
4. glimpse ·noun a short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight.
5. glimpse ·vt to catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.