glimpse vs twig

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. 

twig

verb
  • To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. 

  • To twitch; 

  • To beat with twigs. 

  • To tweak. 

  • To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something. 

  • To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend. 

noun
  • A small thin branch of a tree or bush. 

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