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adjective
- 1. shining with a sparkling light: "the glistening golden dome"
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GLISTENING definition: 1. present participle of glisten 2. to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface: . Learn more.
adjective. glis· ten· ing ˈgli-sᵊn-iŋ. Synonyms of glistening. : shining with reflected light. a damp, glistening surface. … a wonderland of glistening, shallow lakes of rainwater … Joseph Judge. The boatman was a tiny man with glistening brown skin and an almost circular mouth. Bruce Chatwin.
GLISTEN definition: 1. to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface: 2. to shine by reflecting light from…. Learn more.
Glistening things sparkle and shine with light. The glistening surface of a lake is especially beautiful as the sun rises in the morning. Long, clean, shiny hair is glistening, and a child's eyes brimming with tears are glistening as well.
1. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster: "Sweat ... trickled in streams down his face and glistened in his beard" (Lois Lowry). See Synonyms at flash. 2. To be reflected with a sparkling luster: "The sun glistened upon his hair" (Robert Louis Stevenson). n. A sparkling, lustrous shine.
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. noun. 3. rare. a gleam or gloss.
Definition of glisten verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/ˈglɪsɪn/ IPA guide. Other forms: glistening; glistened; glistens. Glisten is a verb meaning that something looks shiny, like it's wet. Rocks on the beach glisten in the sun. And your sister’s prom dress, covered in sequins, no doubt will glisten under the disco ball. The word glisten can also be used metaphorically.
to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously. Synonyms: glitter, gleam, glimmer. noun. a glistening; sparkle. glisten. / ˈɡlɪsən / verb. (of a wet or glossy surface) to gleam by reflecting light. wet leaves glisten in the sunlight. (of light) to reflect with brightness. the sunlight glistens on wet leaves. noun. rare.
Noun. Singular: glistening. Plural: glistenings. Glistening Sentence Examples. Her eyes were dry and glistening, her lips compressed, her cheeks sunken. Rivers and green mountains are all glistening below. The leaves of these plants are blackish-green, and in the gloom of the forest, grow more or less horizontally, and are glistening with moisture.
