glistering

glis·ter

G0151100 (glĭs′tər)intr.v. glis·tered, glis·ter·ing, glis·ters To glisten.n. Glitter; brilliance.

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[Middle English glisteren, probably from Middle Dutch glinsteren or Middle Low German glisteren; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

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Adj.

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glistering - 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"aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glittering, glittery, scintillant, sparkly, scintillatingbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"