glint
To flash or gleam brieflyTo flash or gleam briefly.
» The light glinted off the water.
Das Licht schimmerte auf dem Wasser.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To flash or gleam briefly.
A wedding ring glinted on her finger.
glitzern
вспы́хиватьvspýxivatʹ, сверка́тьsverkátʹ
блискатиblyskaty, блищатиblyščaty, мерехтітиmerextity
(intransitive, uncommon)To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
(transitive)To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
(Shropshire, archaic, transitive)To dry; to wither.
The sun glints grass and corn.
- be shiny, as if wet
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
Examples
5 sentencesThe light glinted off the water.
deDas Licht schimmerte auf dem Wasser.
The roof is glinting in the sun.
deDas Dach glänzt in der Sonne.
The gold was glinting in the sun.
Fyodor's eyes glinted in the feeble moonlight.
Mary's eyes glinted with excitement.
ruВ глазах Мэри блеснуло волнение.
Translations
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Origin
15th century. Borrowed from Scots glint, from Middle English glenten (“to shine, gleam; fl15th century. Borrowed from Scots glint, from Middle English glenten (“to shine, gleam; flash”), probably from Old Norse *glenta, from Proto-Germanic *glantijaną, causitive of Proto-Germanic *glintaną (“to gleam, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”). Cognate with Danish glente, Swedish glänta, Norwegian Nynorsk gletta (“to peep, look”), Middle High German glinzen; compare also Swedish glinta (“to slip, slide, gleam, shine”), Swedish glimt (“flash, glint, glimpse”), Norwegian Nynorsk glanta, gletta (“to glide, slip”). Reintroduced into literary English by Robert Burns.
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Forms
glints, glinting, glinted, glintedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle