glimpse vs search

glimpse

verb
  • To appear by glimpses. 

  • To see or view briefly or incompletely. 

noun
  • A brief look, glance, or peek. 

  • A sudden flash. 

  • A faint idea; an inkling. 

search

verb
  • To look in (a place) for something. 

  • To look thoroughly. 

noun
  • The act of searching in general. 

  • An attempt to find something. 

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