glimpse_1 noun – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Synonyms
look
look
glance
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gaze
▪
stare
▪
glimpse
▪
glare
These are all words for an act of looking, when you turn your eyes in a particular direction.
look
an act of looking at somebody/something:
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Here, have a look at this.
an act of looking at somebody/something:
glance
a quick look:
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She stole a glance at her watch.
a quick look:
gaze
a long, steady look at somebody/something:
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She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.
a long, steady look at somebody/something:
stare
a long look at somebody/something, especially in a way that is unfriendly or that shows surprise:
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She gave the officer a blank stare and shrugged her shoulders.
a long look at somebody/something, especially in a way that is unfriendly or that shows surprise:
glimpse
a look at somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely:
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He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.
a look at somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely:
glare
a long, angry look at somebody/something:
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She fixed her questioner with a hostile glare.
a long, angry look at somebody/something:
Patterns
- a look/glance
at
somebody/something
- a
penetrating/piercing
look/glance/gaze/stare
- a
long
look/glance/stare
- a
brief
look/glance/glimpse
- to
have/get/take
a look/glance/glimpse
- to
avoid
somebody’s glance/gaze/stare
