Definition of glisten Glisten
/glɪˈsʌn/ - [glisun] - glis•ten
We found 7 definitions of glisten from 5 different sources.
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What does glisten mean?
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| glisten - the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | ||
| glitter, glister, scintillation, sparkle | ||
| brightness the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white | ||
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| glisten - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" | ||
| glitter, glint, gleam, shine | ||
| seem, appear, look appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters" | ||
| spangle decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" | ||
| shimmer give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- glisten (v. i.)
To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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glisten
glis′n, v.i. to glitter or sparkle with light: to shine.—n. glitter. [M. E. glis-ien, to shine—A.S. glisnian, to shine; cf. Dut. glinsteren.]
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