单词 | glittering |
释义 | glitteringadjective glit·ter·ing ˈgli-tə-riŋ 1 a : shining with many bright points of light Every few days a little glittering aeroplane appeared in the sky among the clouds and the circling hawks. And where the water had been trickling over and spurting through the dam there was now a glittering wall of icicles … b : shining with strong emotion … after being misdirected almost consistently, she goes out in glory, with glittering eyes and a lewd smile. 2 : brilliantly or showily impressive : dazzling a glittering career … the company today caters a glittering array of premiere social and corporate galas, from Poughkeepsie to Palm Beach. also : superficially attractive or exciting … they left behind the glittering social life of Orlando … glitteringly ˈgli-tə-riŋ-lē adverb His libretto is very bare, a skeleton of short, clear phrases on to which he has grafted slivers of music glitteringly alive thanks to his fine ear for sound. glittering 1 of 2 adjectiveas in shimmering Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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glittering 2 of 2verbas in gleaming to shoot forth bursts of light the queen's crown glittered under the glare of the TV lights Synonyms & Similar Words
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