English > glisten: 2 senses > verb 1, perception| Meaning | Be shiny, as if wet. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
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| Model | Lights glisten on the horizon; The horizon is glistening with lights |
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| Example | "His eyes were glistening" |
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| Synonyms | glitter, glint, gleam, shine |
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| Narrower | shimmer | give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk |
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| spangle | Glitter as if covered with spangles |
| Broader | look, appear, seem | Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
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| Spanish | brillar, centellear, destellar, fulgurar, relucir, resplandecer, rutilar |
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| Catalan | brillar, centellejar, espurnejar, fulgurar, llampurnar, lluir, relluir, resplendir, rutilar |
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| Nouns | glisten | the quality of shining with a bright reflected light |
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