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glisten definition

glis·ten (glis′ən)

intransitive verb

to shine or sparkle with reflected light, as a wet or polished surface does

Etymology: ME glistnen (with unhistoric -t-) < OE glisnian < base of glisian, to shine < IE *ghleis- < base *ĝhel- > gleam, glass

noun

a glistening

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glisten Synonyms

glisten

v.

shine, sparkle, shimmer, flicker, flash; see also shine 1. See syn. study at flash.


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glisten Usage Examples

Object

  • glacier: Eight large lakes, glistening glaciers and year round snow capped mountains.

Converse of object

  • make: There was a heavy dew making the grass glisten.

Adjective complement

  • white: From Skokholm looking west over the Atlantic, the tiny island of Grassholm lies white on one side, glistening white with Gannets.

Modifying Another Word

  • still: Their skin still glistened with water from the loch.

Preposition: in

  • moonlight: The blade glistened in the moonlight which was allowed to enter the room through cracks in the curtains.

Preposition: with

  • dew: In the early morning light the grass on the fields glistened with heavy dew.

Preposition: like

  • diamond: Birds chirped their merry tunes, rivers glistened like diamonds, mountains stood like giants basking in the sun.
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