glistening

glis·ten

G0151000 (glĭs′ən)intr.v. glis·tened, glis·ten·ing, glis·tens 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.

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[Middle English glisnen, from Old English glisnian; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

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Adj.

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glistening - reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"sheeny, shiny, glossy, lustrous, shiningbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

glistening

adjectiveHaving a high, radiant sheen:glassy, gleaming, glossy, lustrous, polished, shining, shiny.