Meaning
1 sensesA glistening shine from a wet surface.
- the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
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.
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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