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Glint is defined as to sparkle, shine or reflect.

(verb)

An example of glint is sunshine bouncing off raindrops on a flower.
An example of glint is the polish of a freshly cleaned and buffed paint on a car.

The definition of a glint is a quick flash of sparkle or a faint indication of something.

(noun)

An example of glint is the flash of sunlight off of a crystal handing in the window.
An example of glint is the sudden look on someones face that they have the answer to the math problem.

See glint in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to shine or reflect with intermittent flashes of light; gleam, flash, or glitter
Archaic to move quickly, esp. glancingly

Origin: ME glenten, prob. < Scand, as in Swed dial glänta, akin to MHG glinzen, to glint, Ger glänzen, to shine < IE *ghlendh- < base *ĝhel-, to shine > glow, glass

noun

a gleam, flash, or glitter

See glint in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A momentary flash of light; a sparkle: a glint of sunlight through the clouds.
A faint or fleeting indication; a trace: a glint of suspicion on his face.

intransitive verb glint·ed, glint·ing, glints

To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection: Her glasses glinted in the sunlight. See Synonyms at flash.
To be reflected in small flashes: The moon glinted on the lake.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English glent

Origin: , of Scandinavian origin; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots

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