Definitions
1.VerbTo see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely."I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem."
2.VerbTo see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
3.VerbTo perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely."I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem."
4.VerbChiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
5.VerbChiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
6.VerbTo shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
7.VerbTo appear or start to appear, especially faintly or unclearly; to dawn.
8.VerbSometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.
9.NounChiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look."I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you the colour but not the registration number."
10.NounA brief, sudden flash of light; a glimmer.
11.NounA faint or imprecise idea; an inkling.
A brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
12.NounA faint or imprecise idea; an inkling.
13.NounA brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
14.NounA faint (and often temporary) appearance; a tinge.