About The Word Glisten
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Glisten
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What's The Definition Of Glisten?
[n] the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
[v] be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" Synonyms | Synonyms for Glisten: gleam | glint | glister | glitter | glitter | scintillation | shine | sparkle Related Terms | Find terms related to Glisten: blink | blinking | coruscate | coruscation | firefly | glance | gleam | glimmer | glimmering | glint | glisk | glister | glitter | glittering | glow | glowworm | reflect | scintilla | scintillate | scintillation | shimmer | shimmering | shine | spangle | spark | sparkle | stroboscopic light | tinsel | twinkle | twinkling | wink See Also | appear | brightness | look | seem | shimmer | spangle Glisten In Webster's Dictionary \Glis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glistening}.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen,
glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See
{Glitter}, v. i., and cf. {Glister}, v. i.]
To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild,
subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating
light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
Syn: See {Flash}.
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