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glimpse vs looking

looking vs glimpse

glimpse and looking both are nouns.

glimpse is not an adjective while looking is an adjective.

glimpse is a verb but looking is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glimpse Yes No Yes No
looking Yes Yes No No
As nouns, looking is a hypernym of glimpse; that is, looking is a word with a broader meaning than glimpse:
  • glimpse: a quick look
  • looking: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
Other hypernyms of glimpse include look, looking at.
glimpse (noun) looking (noun)
a quick look the act of searching visually
a brief or incomplete view the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
a vague indication
glimpse (adjective) looking (adjective)
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
glimpse (verb) looking (verb)
catch a glimpse of or see briefly
Difference between glimpse and looking

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