glimpse — OET

glimpse

noun

a fleeting glimpse of her face:

brief look, quick look;

glance, peek, peep;

sight, sighting;

French coup d'œil.

verb

he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade:

catch sight of, catch/get a glimpse of, see briefly, get a sight of, notice, discern, spot, spy, sight, note, pick out, make out;

British, informal clock;

literary espy, descry.

glimpse Oxford Dictionary of English