GLIMPSING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

glimpsing

verb

present participle of glimpse

as in glancing

to take a quick or hasty look just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere

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Recent Examples of glimpsing For all our preparations and many hours of hunting, the long archery season was slipping by without our glimpsing the big buck. — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Asia travelers might get a sense of déjà vu upon first glimpsing Prambanan, Indonesia’s largest Hindu temple site. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 To wander past St James’ Park on the morning of October 8, 2021, glimpsing workers and fans cleaning up the debris of 12 hours earlier, was to observe the aftermath of an awakening. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Foreign Tongues also finds the Glimmer Twins glimpsing the apocalypse once again. — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026 To realize the dream of glimpsing early galaxies, JWST is optimized for infrared, so its vision extends well beyond even that of the Hubble Space Telescope. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 Saturday, June 6 began early for onlookers, fans, and reporters, all of whom assembled at the crack of dawn in hopes of glimpsing the couple and their wedding party. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 6 June 2026 Alternatively, book one of the two castaway treatment rooms at the beach, glimpsing the turquoise sea through the lentisk and juniper trees. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Upstairs, the study offers a perch for glimpsing an aerial view of the first floor. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026

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As Grace and Todd approach the president’s limo, a small spark can be seen glancing off of the front of the car.

— Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Ambrossi can’t sit still, and has left his hotel to speed-walk through the city, speaking rapidly and barely glancing at his phone screen.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of glancing

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The upshot of this is that George, who works the room in a sharp gray suit, a few tattoos peeking out, has plenty of opportunities to charismatically make things right, shaking hands and clasping shoulders and sending over lull-filling drinks.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Some of these hunters spend hours in hopes of spotting a miniature ceramic smiley face peeking out of a crevice.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of peeking

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