GLITTERING

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

Verb

glittering

present participle of glitter

Adjective

glittering (comparative more glittering, superlative most glittering)

Brightly sparkling.

(figuratively) Valuable, desirable.

Synonyms

• aglitter

Noun

glittering (plural glitterings)

The appearance of something that glitters.

Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances.

Source: Wiktionary

GLITTER

Glit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glittering.] Etym: [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. glitan, OHG. glizzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]

1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword. The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. Dryden.

2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.

Syn.

– To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare. See Gleam, Flash.

Glit"ter, n.

Definition: A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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