About The Word Glint

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Glint

Glint Meaning & Definition
Glint Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glint?

[n] a spatially localized brightness
[n] a momentary flash of light
[v] be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
[v] throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "glint" is archaic; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Glint: flicker | glance | gleam | glisten | glitter | peek | shine | spark

Related Terms | Find terms related to Glint: afterglow | air glow | be bright | beacon | beam | bedazzle | blaze | blaze of light | blind | burn | candescence | cast a glance | coruscate | coruscation | daze | dazzle | diffuse light | facula | flame | flare | flash | flush | fulgurate | give light | glance | glance at | glare | glaze | gleam | gleam of light | glimmer | glimpse | glisten | glitter | gloss | glow | incandesce | incandescence | luster | polish | radiate | scintillation | send out rays | sheen | shimmer | shine | shine brightly | shininess | shining light | shoot | shoot out rays | skylight | solar flare | solar prominence | sparkle | sunset glow | twinkle

See Also | appear | brightness | flash | look | seem | shimmer | spangle

Glint In Webster's Dictionary

\Glint\, n. [OE. glent.] A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] ``He saw a glint of light.'' --Ramsay.
\Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v. i.] To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter. --Burns.
\Glint\, v. t. To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.

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