glisten

Speech parts

1. glisten - Noun

2. glisten - Verb

Meaning

To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

glitter sparkle shine scintillation gleam glint glister firefly winkle twinkle lustre light radiance sheen wink
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Antonyms

black long dark eye obscure darkness
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Hypernyms

appear look seem brightness

Hyponyms

shimmer spangle

Phrases with the word

to glisten

Derivatives

glistened glistening

Anagrams

singlet sniglet

Examples

His eyes were glistening Source: Internet

The ornaments are also iridescent, and almost seem to glisten when placed next to Christmas lights. Source: Internet

When did this little provincial capital shed its tired husk and begin to glisten with this new and decorous style? Source: Internet

The waterfall rushes down from a 30 meter (about 99 feet) high cliff and is caught in its path by a large rock that causes the water to break into thousands of pearl-like droplets that glisten in the bright sunshine, hence its name. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

glissonian sheaf glissy glist glistener glistening glistening like dewdrops