glittering

glit·ter

 (glĭt′ər)

n.

1. A sparkling or glistening light.

2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.

3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

intr.v. glit·tered, glit·ter·ing, glit·ters

1. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten: a gold ring that glittered in the display window; eyes that glittered with tears. See Synonyms at flash.

2. To be reflected as a sparkling or glistening light: The sun glittered on the snow.

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[Middle English gliteren, to sparkle, from Old Norse glitra; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

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glit′ter·ing·ly adv.

glit′ter·y adj.

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glittering

(ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ)

adj

successful, impressiveglamoroussparkling

ˈglitteringly adv

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

glittering - having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittery, scintillant, sparkly, scintillating bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

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glittering

adjective dazzling, brilliant, distinguished, glorious, splendid, glamorous, illustrious a glittering academic career

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Translations

لامِع، مُتَلألئ

třpytivý

glimtendeglitrende

funkelnd

relucientebrillante

scintillant

glitrandi, ljómandi

gnistrende

pırıl pırıl parlayan

闪闪发光的

glittering

[ˈglɪtərɪŋ] glittery [ˈglɪtərɪ] ADJ → reluciente, brillante (also fig)
glittering prize → premio m rutilante

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glittering

[ˈglɪtərɪŋ] adj

[career] → brillant(e); [occasion] → somptueux/euse

[eyes] → brillant(e)

(= sparkling) → étincelant(e)

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glittering

adj → glitzernd; eyes, diamonds → funkelnd; occasion → glanzvoll; career → glänzend; prizes → verlockend; a glittering array of celebrities → ein glanzvolles Aufgebot an Stars

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glittering

[ˈglɪt/ərɪŋ] adj (jewels) → scintillante; (eyes) → lucido/a; (career) → brillante; (prize) → prestigioso/a

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glitter

(ˈglitə) verb

to sparkle. Her diamonds glittered in the light. blink, skitter يَلْمَع، يَتَلألأ искря luzir třpytit se funkeln glimte; glitre αστράφτωbrillar, relucir sädelema درخشیدن säihkyä scintiller לִנצוֹץ चमकना blistati, krijesiti se fénylik memancarkan cahaya glitra scintillare きらきらする 반짝이다 žibėti mirdzēt bergemerlapan schitterenstråle, gnistrebłyszczeć ځلېدل ( درڼاپه اثر ) برېښېدل luzir a scânteia; a străluci сверкать iskriť, trblietať sa, ligotať sa bleščati blistati gnistra, glittra, glimma ส่องแสงสุกใส pırıldamak 閃爍 виблискувати چمکنا lấp lánh 闪烁

noun

the quality of glittering. the glitter of her diamonds. glinstering, vonkeling بَريق، تألُّق блясък brilho třpyt das Funkeln glimmer; glitter αστραποβόλημα brillo, resplandor sädelus درخشش kimallus scintillement בָּרָק מְנַצנֵץ चमक sjaj, bljesak csillogás kilatan ljómi, glampi luccichio 輝き 찬란함 žibėjimas mirdzums kegemerlapan geschitterglans, funklingblask ځلا brilho scânteiere; strălucire сверкание ligot blišč sjaj glitter, glittrande, gnistrande แสงแวววาว pırıltı 閃閃發光 виблискування چمک ánh sáng lấp lánh 闪闪发光

ˈglittering adjective

glittering jewels. skitterende, vonkelende, blinkende لامِع، مُتَلألئ блестящ brilhante třpytivý funkelnd glitrende; glimtende αστραφτερόςbrillante, reluciente sädelev درخشنده kiiltelevä scintillantנוצץ चमकता हुआ, शानदार sjajan, blještav ragyogó berkilat-kilat glitrandi, ljómandi scintillante, brillante 輝いた 번쩍이는 žibantis mirdzošs bergemerlapan schitterendfunklende, gnistrende migoczący نده ځلا brilhante scân­teietor; strălucitor сверкающий ligotavý bleščeč blistav glittrande เป็นประกาย pırıl pırıl parlayan 閃閃發光的 виблискуючий چمکدار lấp lánh 闪闪发光的

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