GLISTERING

coruscant, aglitter(p), fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

glistering (comparative more glistering, superlative most glistering)

Glistening, glittering, gleaming, shining.

Verb

glistering

present participle of glister

Source: Wiktionary


GLISTER

Glis"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistering.] Etym: [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See Glisten.]

Definition: To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter. All that glisters is not gold. Shak.

Glis"ter, n.

Definition: Glitter; luster.

Glis"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. glistere.]

Definition: Same as Clyster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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