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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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