glisten
To reflect light with a glittering lusterTo reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
Meaning
1 sensesTo reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
glitzern, glänzen, gleißen
блесте́тьblestétʹ, блесну́тьblesnútʹ, сверка́тьsverkátʹ
- be shiny, as if wet
Examples
27 sentencesThe queen’s crown glistened with diamonds.
She has dark curly hair that glistens.
The snow glistened in the morning sun.
deDer Schnee glitzerte in der Morgensonne. — Esperantostern
The morning dew glistened on the grass.
The queen’s jewels glistened in the candlelight.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West GFrom Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.
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Forms
glistens, glistening, glistened, glistenedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
4 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.