glimpse vs glint

glimpse

noun
  • A sudden flash. 

  • A brief look, glance, or peek. 

  • A faint idea; an inkling. 

verb
  • To see or view briefly or incompletely. 

  • To appear by glimpses. 

glint

noun
  • A short flash of light. 

verb
  • To flash or gleam briefly. 

  • To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter. 

  • To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect. 

How often have the words glimpse and glint occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )