glisten
[ glis-uhn ]
/ ˈglɪs ən /
verb (used without object)
to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
noun
a glistening; sparkle.
Origin of glisten
SYNONYMS FOR glisten
1
glimmer,
gleam,
glitter.
Glisten,
shimmer,
sparkle refer to different ways in which light is reflected from surfaces.
Glisten refers to a lustrous light, as from something sleek or wet, or it may refer to myriads of tiny gleams reflected from small surfaces:
Wet fur glistens. Snow glistens in the sunlight.
Shimmer refers to the changing play of light on a (generally moving) surface, as of water or silk:
Moonbeams shimmer on water. Silk shimmers in a high light. To
sparkle is to give off sparks or small ignited particles, or to send forth small but brilliant gleams, sometimes by reflection:
A diamond sparkles with numerous points of light.
OTHER WORDS FROM glisten
glis·ten·ing·ly, adverb un·glis·ten·ing, adjectiveWords nearby glisten
glipizide,
glissade,
glissando,
glisson's capsule,
glissonitis,
glisten,
glister,
glitch,
glitter,
glitter ice,
glitterati
Example sentences from the Web for glistening
British Dictionary definitions for glistening
glisten
/ (ˈɡlɪsən) /
verb (intr)
(of a wet or glossy surface) to gleam by reflecting light
wet leaves glisten in the sunlight
(of light) to reflect with brightness
the sunlight glistens on wet leaves
noun
rare
a gleam or gloss
Derived forms of glisten
glisteningly, adverbWord Origin for glisten
Old English
glisnian; related to
glisian to glitter, Middle High German
glistern