GLISTENING

glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining

(adjective) reflecting light; “glistening bodies of swimmers”; “the horse’s glossy coat”; “lustrous auburn hair”; “saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet”; “shining white enamel”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

glistening

present participle of glisten

Noun

glistening (plural glistenings)

The appearance of something that glistens.

(optics) A fluid-filled microvacuole within a lens.

Source: Wiktionary


GLISTEN

Glis"ten, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] Etym: [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, v. i.]

Definition: 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.

Syn.

– See Flash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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