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glis·ten
(glĭs′ən)intr.v. glis·tened, glis·ten·ing, glis·tens
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.
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glisten
(ˈɡlɪsən)vb (intr)
1. (of a wet or glossy surface) to gleam by reflecting light: wet leaves glisten in the sunlight.
2. (of light) to reflect with brightness: the sunlight glistens on wet leaves.
n
rare a gleam or gloss
[Old English glisnian; related to glisian to glitter, Middle High German glistern]
ˈglisteningly adv
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glis•ten
(ˈglɪs ən)v.i.
1. to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow, as a sleek or wet surface; shine lustrously.
n. 2. a glistening; sparkle.
glis′ten•ing•ly, adv.
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glisten
Past participle: glistened
Gerund: glistening
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| Noun | 1. |  glisten - the quality of shining with a bright reflected lightbrightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white |
| Verb | 1. | glisten - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" spangle - glitter as if covered with spangles shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk |
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glisten
verb gleam, flash, shine, sparkle, glitter, shimmer, twinkle, glint, glimmer, scintillate The calm sea glistened in the sunlight.
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glisten
verbnoun
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Translations
يَلْمَع، يَتَلألأ
lesknout se
glinse
glitra
blizgėti
spīdēt
lesketati se
parıldamakparlamak
glisten
[ˈglɪsn] VI [wet surface] → relucir; [water] → espejear; [eyes] → brillarher eyes glistened with tears → le brillaban los ojos de las lágrimas
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glisten
[ˈglɪsən] vi → briller, luireto glisten with tears → briller de larmes
to glisten with sweat → luire de sueur
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glisten
(ˈglisn) verb to shine faintly or sparkle. His skin glistened with sweat.
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