vverb.perceptionbe shiny, as if wetSynset:gleam glint glisten glitter shine
Derivationally Related Form:glitterglistenglint
Hypernyms:appear look seem
Inherited Hypernyms:glitterlookbe
Direct Hyponyms:shimmerspangle
Full Troponyms:shimmerspangle
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Lights --- on the horizon (apply to: glitter, glisten, glint) | The horizon is ---ing with lights (apply to: glitter, glisten, glint)
adj satadj.allhaving brief brilliant points or flashes of lightSynset:aglitter coruscant fulgid glinting glistering glittery scintillant scintillating sparkly
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:dull
Derivationally Related Form:glitterscintillatesparklecoruscate
Inherited Hypernyms:aglitter
Similar to:bright