to glint
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3.9
- verb
- /ɡlɪnt/
:
destellar
- The light from the hall glinted off the two little beads of water under his eyes.
He saw King Sauban leaning from his saddle, his face Ruddy with murderous intent more than son, glinted in the man's blue eyes.
- He saw King Sauban leaning from his saddle, his face Ruddy with murderous intent more than son, glinted in the man's blue eyes.
Examples
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I would be lifting a heavy arm; the talons would glint in the moonlight.
Fiction book (1992) -
The ground here was scattered with flint that glinted in the early morning sunlight.
Academic text (1996) -
I saw him glinting against the sun.
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Sun glinted off your lens.
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Through the trees, I could see the surface of the lake glinting in sunlight.
Academic text (2009) -
I spotted the ribbon glinting in the shadows.
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The gold band on her finger glinted as white as the frothy edge of the falls ahead.
Fiction book (1992) -
Orange flames lit their faces and glinted off the white letters on their helmets.
Fiction book (1992) -
The mist was dissipating, and at the horizon, waves glinted with the first sunlight.
Fiction book (1990) -
The sun glinted off the fresh dew on the grass.
Synonyms
428
1.0
To send out or reflect light and look bright
89
1.0
To give a sudden short bright light
70
1.9
To shine softly, often on a smooth or wet surface
52
1.3
To shine with many small bright points of light on something
51
4.3
To shine with a soft, slightly moving light
49
4.1
Shine with a soft light, like when wet or polished
49
2.0
To flash on and off quickly like a light
26
1.0
To shine with small bright flashes of light
18
4.2
To burn or shine with a sudden bright light
12
3.9
To shine with a weak, unsteady light
4
4.0
Shine or sparkle when light hits them
1
7.4
To shine as if covered with small shiny pieces
1
4.1
To shine brightly when light bounces off a surface
1
8.8
To shine with small bright flashes
1
9.9
To flash or sparkle with bright light
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glint probably comes from an old dialect word glent meaning 'to look quickly' or 'a quick flash'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a tiny glance of light, so to glint is to give a small, sudden flash of light.