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adjective
- 1. shining with a sparkling light: "the glistening golden dome"
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GLISTENING definition: 1. present participle of glisten 2. to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface: . Learn more.
GLISTEN definition: 1. to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface: 2. to shine by reflecting light from…. Learn more.
The meaning of GLISTENING is shining with reflected light. How to use glistening in a sentence.
Glistening things sparkle and shine with light. The glistening surface of a lake is especially beautiful as the sun rises in the morning. Long, clean, shiny hair is glistening, and a child's eyes brimming with tears are glistening as well.
1. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster: "Sweat ... trickled in streams down his face and glistened in his beard" (Lois Lowry). See Synonyms at flash. 2. To be reflected with a sparkling luster: "The sun glistened upon his hair" (Robert Louis Stevenson). n. A sparkling, lustrous shine.
1. verb. If something glistens, it shines, usually because it is wet or oily. The calm sea glistened in the sunlight. [VERB] Darcy's face was white and glistening with sweat. [VERB + with] ...tubs of glistening olives. [VERB -ing] Synonyms: gleam, flash, shine, glance More Synonyms of glisten. 2. verb.
glow (often of something hot or warm) to produce a steady light that is not very bright: The end of his cigarette glowed red. sparkle to shine brightly with small flashes of light: The diamonds sparkled in the light. glisten (of something wet) to shine: The road glistened wet after the rain.
noun. a glistening; sparkle. glisten. / ˈɡlɪsən / verb. (of a wet or glossy surface) to gleam by reflecting light. wet leaves glisten in the sunlight. (of light) to reflect with brightness. the sunlight glistens on wet leaves.
Glisten is a verb meaning that something looks shiny, like it's wet. Rocks on the beach glisten in the sun. And your sister’s prom dress, covered in sequins, no doubt will glisten under the disco ball. The word glisten can also be used metaphorically.
uk / ˈɡlɪs. ə n / us / ˈɡlɪs. ə n /. to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface: The grass glistened in the early-morning dew. glisten with His eyes glistened with tears. Synonyms. gleam. glint. shine. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
