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 Definitions for Glisten: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Glisten \Glis"ten\ (gl[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] [OE. glistnian,
akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E.
glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, 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.
Syn: See Flash.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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glisten
n : the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: glitter,
glister, scintillation, sparkle]
v : be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter,
glint, gleam, shine]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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31 Moby Thesaurus words for "glisten":
blink, blinking, coruscate, coruscation, firefly, glance, gleam,
glimmer, glimmering, glint, glisk, glister, glitter, glittering,
glow, glowworm, reflect, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation,
shimmer, shimmering, shine, spangle, spark, sparkle,
stroboscopic light, tinsel, twinkle, twinkling, wink
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