glisten

glis·ten  (glsn)

intr.v. glis·tened, glis·ten·ing, glis·tens

To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. See Synonyms at flash.

n.

A sparkling, lustrous shine.

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[Middle English glisnen, from Old English glisnian; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glisten [ˈglɪs^ən]

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]

glisteningly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glisten - the quality of shining with a bright reflected light glister, glitter, sparkle, scintillation brightness - 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" gleam, glint, glitter, shine 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.

Translations

glisten [ˈglɪsn] VI [wet surface] → relucir; [water] → espejear; [eyes] → brillar
her eyes glistened with tears → le brillaban los ojos de las lágrimas

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glisten [ˈglɪs^ən] vi → briller, luire
to glisten with tears → briller de larmes
to glisten with sweat → luire de sueur

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glisten

vi → glänzen; (dewdrops, tears) → glitzern

n → Glänzen nt, → Glitzern nt

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glisten [ˈglɪsn] vi (wet surface, water) → luccicare; (eyes) to glisten (with) → brillare (di)

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glisten [ˈglɪsn] vi (wet surface, water) → luccicare; (eyes) to glisten (with) → brillare (di)

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glisten

v glisten [ˈglisn]

to shine faintly or sparkle His skin glistened with sweat. glinster, flikker يَلْمَع، يَتَلألأ блестя lesknout se glinse glänzen γυαλίζω, λαμποκοπώ brillar, relucir läikima برق زدن kiiltää reluire לִנצוֹץ चमकना svjetlucati, bljeskati csillog berkilat-kilat glitra luccicare きらりと光る 반짝반짝 빛나다 blizgėti spīdēt berkilat glimmen skinne, glinse, funkle lśnić luzir a sclipi блестеть lesknúť sa lesketati se prigušeno sijati glänsa, glittra ระยิบระยับ parıldamak, parlamak 閃爍 виблискувати چمکنا long lanh 闪烁