glimpsing
SayGLIMPS-ing/ˈɡlɪm(p)sɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of glimpse.
Glimpsing him through the crowd, she waved before he disappeared again.
He caught only fleeting moments, glimpsing the summit whenever the fog thinned.
Note
The -ing form carries every use of glimpse, not just the seeing one. Usually it takes a direct object, as in glimpsing the summit or glimpsing a truth. With at or upon it means taking a quick glance, as in glimpsing at the page. It can also describe light: a lamp glimpsing in the dark is glimmering, not watching anything. Older poetry uses it for something faintly dawning.
glimpsing is a form of glimpse
glimpse, verb: To see a person or physical thing only briefly and not completely. Full entry
- Spelling
- glimpse → glimpsing: drop the e, add -ing
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