GLIMPSE meaning : 1. to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly: 2. an occasion when you see…. Learn more. Learn the English definition and meaning of Glimpse with examples, pronunciation, and translations to enhance your vocabulary. Glimpse definition: a very brief, passing look , sight, or view.. See examples of GLIMPSE used in a sentence. If you had a brief or incomplete look at something, you had a glimpse. "He didn't mean to peek, but he got a glimpse of his birthday present when his wife tried to sneak it into the house. Of course, it's pretty hard to hide a ladder."
