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glint G0150500 (glĭnt)n.1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle: a glint of sunlight through the clouds.2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace: a glint of suspicion on his face.intr.v. glint·ed, glint·ing, glints 1. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection: Her glasses glinted in the sunlight. See Synonyms at flash.2. To be reflected in small flashes: The moon glinted on the lake. [Middle English glent, of Scandinavian origin; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]glint (ɡlɪnt) vbto gleam or cause to gleam brightlyn1. a bright gleam or flash2. brightness or gloss3. a brief indication[C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect glänta, glinta to gleam]glint (glɪnt) n. 1. a tiny quick flash of light. 2. gleaming brightness; luster. 3. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; trace. v.i. 4. to shine with a glint. 5. to move suddenly; dart. v.t. 6. to cause to glint; reflect. [1400–50; late Middle English glint, variant of obsolete glent; compare Dan glente] glint Past participle: glinted Gerund: glinting
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I glint | you glint | he/she/it glints | we glint | you glint | they glint |
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I glinted | you glinted | he/she/it glinted | we glinted | you glinted | they glinted |
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I am glinting | you are glinting | he/she/it is glinting | we are glinting | you are glinting | they are glinting |
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I have glinted | you have glinted | he/she/it has glinted | we have glinted | you have glinted | they have glinted |
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I was glinting | you were glinting | he/she/it was glinting | we were glinting | you were glinting | they were glinting |
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I had glinted | you had glinted | he/she/it had glinted | we had glinted | you had glinted | they had glinted |
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I will glint | you will glint | he/she/it will glint | we will glint | you will glint | they will glint |
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I will have glinted | you will have glinted | he/she/it will have glinted | we will have glinted | you will have glinted | they will have glinted |
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I will be glinting | you will be glinting | he/she/it will be glinting | we will be glinting | you will be glinting | they will be glinting |
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I have been glinting | you have been glinting | he/she/it has been glinting | we have been glinting | you have been glinting | they have been glinting |
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I will have been glinting | you will have been glinting | he/she/it will have been glinting | we will have been glinting | you will have been glinting | they will have been glinting |
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I had been glinting | you had been glinting | he/she/it had been glinting | we had been glinting | you had been glinting | they had been glinting |
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I would glint | you would glint | he/she/it would glint | we would glint | you would glint | they would glint |
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I would have glinted | you would have glinted | he/she/it would have glinted | we would have glinted | you would have glinted | they would have glinted | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | glint - a momentary flash of light flicker, sparkflash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy | | 2. | glint - a spatially localized brightnessbrightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white | Verb | 1. | glint - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"gleam, glisten, glitter, shineappear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"spangle - glitter as if covered with spanglesshimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk | | 2. | glint - throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"glance, peeklook - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
glintverb1. gleam, flash, shine, sparkle, glitter, twinkle, glimmer The sea glinted in the sun.noun1. gleam, flash, shine, sparkle, glitter, twinkle, twinkling, glimmer glints of sunlightglintnoun1. A sudden quick light:blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, gleam, glimmer, spark, twinkle, wink.2. Sparkling, brilliant light:flash, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle.verbTo emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink.Translationsglint (glint) verb to gleam or sparkle. The windows glinted in the sunlight. 閃耀 闪耀 noun a gleam or sparkle. the glint of steel; a glint of anger in her eyes. 閃光 闪光glint
glint in (one's) eye(s)1. A brief and subtle expression in one's eye(s) indicating a hidden or secret emotion, agenda, idea, plan, etc. She said that she was happy for both of them, but I knew by the glint in her eye that she despised Mark's new girlfriend. My father, with a glint in his eyes, told me that I would get the best present after the party was over.2. A person or thing that has been planned or discussed but has not yet come into being. Jonathan says he's going to write the great American novel, but it's just a glint in his eye at this point. I knew your parents back when you were just a glint in their eyes.See also: glintglint with (something)To shimmer or twinkle with something. Katie's engagement ring looked especially stunning as it glinted with sunlight. Lydia's eyes glinted with emotion as she listened to the toast in her honor.See also: glintglint with somethingto sparkle or shine with something. Her bright eyes glinted with the sunlight. The crystal goblet glinted with the orange firelight.See also: glintglint
glint[glint] (electronics) Pulse-to-pulse variation in amplitude of a reflected radar signal, owing to the reflection of the radar from a body that is rapidly changing its reflecting surface, for example, a spinning airplane propeller. The use of this effect to degrade tracking or seeking functions of an enemy weapons system. (optics) A small region designed to strongly reflect light from a target. Glint (Estonian glint; the word is of Scandinavian origin), a fault scarp of the plateau that runs along the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea and on to Lake Ladoga. It is especially prominent in the Estonian SSR. It is composed of Cambrian clays and sandstones covered with Ordovician limestones, which form steep slopes and precipices up to 56 m in elevation (in the Estonian SSR). glintA distorted radar signal that varies in amplitude from pulse to pulse. A glint is caused by a radar beam reflected by some rapidly moving object.GLINTA legacy family of 2D and 3D processors from 3D Labs, Inc., a division of Creative Technology Ltd., Milpitas, CA (www.3dlabs.com) that were widely used in high-end graphics cards. 3D Labs' Wildcat Realizm technology followed the GLINT line, which supports high-level shading languages such as OpenGL and Microsoft's DirectX 9.GLINT
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glint
Synonyms for glintverb gleamSynonyms- gleam
- flash
- shine
- sparkle
- glitter
- twinkle
- glimmer
noun gleamSynonyms- gleam
- flash
- shine
- sparkle
- glitter
- twinkle
- twinkling
- glimmer
Synonyms for glintnoun a sudden quick lightSynonyms- blink
- coruscation
- flash
- flicker
- glance
- gleam
- glimmer
- spark
- twinkle
- wink
noun sparkling, brilliant lightSynonyms- flash
- glisten
- glister
- glitter
- scintillation
- shimmer
- sparkle
verb to emit light suddenly in rays or sparksSynonyms- coruscate
- flash
- glance
- gleam
- glimmer
- glisten
- glister
- glitter
- scintillate
- shimmer
- spangle
- sparkle
- twinkle
- wink
Synonyms for glintnoun a momentary flash of lightSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a spatially localized brightnessRelated Wordsverb be shiny, as if wetSynonymsRelated Words- appear
- seem
- look
- spangle
- shimmer
verb throw a glance atSynonymsRelated Words |