Glisten

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. See Synonyms at flash.
  • n. A sparkling, lustrous shine.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash
  • n. A glittering shine; a scintillation, sparkle or flash.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To shine gleamingly; sparkle with light; especially, to shine with a scintillating or twinkling light: as, glistening snow; the glistening stars; his face glistened with pleasure.
  • Synonyms Glister, Glitter, etc. See glare, intransitive verb
  • n. Glitter; sparkle; gleam.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  • v. be shiny, as if wet
  • Verb Form
    glistened    glistening    glistens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    brightness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    flash    shine   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bisson    christen    frison    ison    listen    rechristen    sison   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scintillation    transparisteel    glister    shimmer    sheen    darkle    trickle