Meaning
To glance (at); to look sideways.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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