- present participle of glimpse.
glimpsing
Example Sentences
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For many people, even glimpsing a hornet's stinger is enough to cause alarm.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
For most of the public, glimpsing this extraordinary mix -- home to the 18-hole Lodhi Course and the nine-hole Peacock Course -- is usually only possible by peering through its entrance gates.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
He served for a time as editor of Encore, glimpsing that his true gift was for writing, if not yet ready to embrace the insight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
“To hear Mitchell hit certain notes again in that inimitable voice was like glimpsing, in the wild, a magnificent bird long feared to have gone extinct.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
I turned, glimpsing her white face in the dim light of the darkened doorway.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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