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Plural of glimpse

regular plural

The plural of glimpse is glimpses.

Forms of glimpse

Singularglimpse /ˈɡlɪm(p)s/
Pluralglimpses
Countablecountable

Glimpses in a sentence

  • 'Illumined' also carries its own gothic charge, and what she glimpses is not therefore a passenger ship but a ship of death, more foreboding than inviting.2008, David Pierce, “Saying Goodbye in ‘Eveline’: Emigration · The Language of ‘Eveline’”, in Reading Joyce, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New...
  • The most powerful character in the story, Diana, never truly appears, other than in radiant glimpses.2023 January 17, Tina Brown, “Spare by Prince Harry review – magical thinking in Montecito”, in The Guardian. From the entry unassuageable
  • The lovable dope admitted stealing glimpses of her as she rounded the table shooting.2013, Billy-John, Cougar Shame. From the entry cherriest
  • Where trees allowed glimpses, the hills above were purple-black, the snowcaps in the distance moltenly aglow.2011, Poul Anderson, Flandry's Legacy. From the entry moltenly
  • These various strands are frequently interwoven in Banville's many glimpses, glancing hints, and full scenes of troilism.2006, Irish University Review. From the entry troilism

Meaning of glimpse

  1. verb To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
  2. verb To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
  3. verb Chiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.

Full definition of glimpse

Questions about the plural of glimpse

What is the plural of glimpse?
The plural of glimpse is glimpses.
Is glimpse countable?
Glimpse is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: glimpse (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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