英语词汇“glint”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

glintglint1 /glɪnt/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYglint¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Perhaps from glent; ➔ GLANCE¹

VERB TABLE

glint

Simple Form
Present	they	glint
	it	glints
Past	it, they	glinted
Present perfect	they	have glinted
	it	has glinted
Past perfect	it, they	had glinted
Future	it, they	will glint
Future perfect	it, they	will have glinted

Continuous Form
Present	they	are glinting
	it	is glinting
Past	they	were glinting
	it	was glinting
Present perfect	they	have been glinting
	it	has been glinting
Past perfect	it, they	had been glinting
Future	it, they	will be glinting
Future perfect	it, they	will have been glinting

THESAURUS to reflect light and look bright and shiny► shine

to reflect light and look bright and shiny: She polished the table until it shone.

► sparkle/glitter

to shine with many small bright points of light: The candles made her diamond necklace sparkle.

► shimmer

to shine with a soft reflected light that seems to shake slightly: The lake shimmered in the moonlight.

► gleam

to reflect back light from a clean shiny surface in an attractive way: The silverware had been polished until it gleamed.

► glisten

to shine because of being wet or oily: Tears glistened on her cheeks.

► glint

to shine with a bright flash of light that reflects off a surface: His sunglasses glinted in the late afternoon sun.

1if something that is shiny or smooth glints, it flashes or throws back a small amount of light SYN glitter: His badge glinted in the sun.► see thesaurus at shine12if your eyes glint, they shine and show an unfriendly feeling: Derek’s eyes glinted when he saw the money.3if light glints off a surface, it shines back off it: glint off/on Sunlight glinted off the windows.