Glimpse

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A sudden flash; transient luster.

II. Glimpse ·vi to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.

III. Glimpse ·noun A faint idea; an Inkling.

IV. Glimpse ·noun A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight.

V. Glimpse ·vt To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.