English Explanatory Dictionary

glime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To glance (at); to look sideways.
noun
  1. A sideways glance.

Pronunciation

/ɡlaɪm/

Word forms

glime glimes gliming glimed glyme

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English glimme (“radiance, brightness”) (whence glim), Scots glim (“glance, glimpse”) or Norwegian Nynorsk glim (“glimpse, glimmer”), all from Proto-Germanic *glīmô. Compare glim, gleam, glimmer, glimpse. The noun is derived from the verb.

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