Glint Definition

glĭnt
glinted, glinting, glints
noun
glints
A gleam, flash, or glitter.
Webster's New World
A faint or fleeting indication; a trace.
A glint of suspicion on his face.
American Heritage
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verb
glinted, glinting, glints
To shine or reflect with intermittent flashes of light; gleam, flash, or glitter.
Webster's New World
To move quickly, esp. glancingly.
Webster's New World
To be reflected in small flashes.
The moon glinted on the lake.
American Heritage

To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.

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Other Word Forms of Glint

Noun

Singular:
glint
Plural:
glints

Origin of Glint

  • Middle English glent of Scandinavian origin ghel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Glint Sentence Examples

  • Finally he sat up, a glint of humor in his eyes.

  • A glint of triumph lit her gaze, and she added with arrogance, "But you can never command me."

  • His smile was polite, but the eyes held a glint of humor.

  • The glint in her eyes warned him.

  • That pleased smile was on his lips again and his eyes held a glint of humor.

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Words Starting With

GGLGLI

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TNTINT

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