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to glint

to glint

17 3.9
To shine briefly with a small flash as light bounces off something
  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

    The Misfits (1961)

  • Sun glinted off your lens.

    Revolt (2017)

  • 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.

    Arthur Christmas (2011)

  • 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

to shine
vsto glint
409 1.0

To send out or reflect light and look bright

is a brief small reflected flash rather than general brightness
to flash
vsto glint
137 1.0

To give a sudden short bright light

is a small reflected quick light rather than an emitted burst of light
to shimmer
vsto glint
59 4.3

To shine with a soft, slightly moving light

is steadier and momentary rather than wavering or flickering over time
to blink
vsto glint
50 2.0

To flash on and off quickly like a light

is a single small reflected flash, not repeated on and off
to sparkle
vsto glint
33 1.0

To shine with small bright flashes of light

is a single small flash rather than repeated many bright points
to glisten
vsto glint
32 4.1

Shine with a soft light, like when wet or polished

is usually briefer and sharper, not a continuous soft wet shine
to gleam
vsto glint
31 1.9

To shine softly, often on a smooth or wet surface

is briefer and smaller than that soft, steady reflected shine
to glitter
vsto glint
25 1.3

To shine with many small bright points of light on something

is a single brief reflected spark rather than continuous shimmer
to flare
vsto glint
20 4.2

To burn or shine with a sudden bright light

is a small reflected quick light rather than a bright burning burst
to glimmer
vsto glint
11 3.9

To shine with a weak, unsteady light

is a clearer, sharper flash rather than a faint unsteady glow
to catch the light
vsto glint
7 4.0

Shine or sparkle when light hits them

is a tiny, quick reflected flash rather than a broadly striking reflection
to spangle
vsto glint
1 7.4

To shine as if covered with small shiny pieces

is a lone small reflected flash, not an overall glittering surface
to gleam off
vsto glint
1 4.1

To shine brightly when light bounces off a surface

is a tiny, brief reflected flash rather than a sustained bright reflection
to coruscate
vsto glint
  • Literature
1 9.9

To flash or sparkle with bright light

is a modest single reflected flash rather than bright beams or bursts
to glister
vsto glint
  • Archaic
1 8.8

To shine with small bright flashes

is a single brief reflected flash rather than an ongoing sparkle

Antonyms

darkness
482 1.0

A time or place with almost no light

dullness
1 2.2

A surface that is not bright or shiny

How Bright

flash
216 1.7
to sparkle
33 1.0
to glint
17 3.9
gleam
21 2.9
glimmer
7 3.7

Surface Forms

glint infinitive
glinted past
glinted past participle
glinting present participle
glints third person singular

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.