glimpse vs stare

glimpse

verb
  • To see or view briefly or incompletely. 

  • To appear by glimpses. 

noun
  • A brief look, glance, or peek. 

  • A sudden flash. 

  • A faint idea; an inkling. 

stare

verb
  • To look fixedly (at something). 

  • To influence in some way by looking fixedly. 

  • To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy. 

noun
  • A persistent gaze. 

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