glinting
- adjective
- /ˈɡlɪntɪŋ/
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destellante
- As she walked down the street, she noticed the jewelry glinting in the shop window.
Theirs is a glinting, at times blinding, subtle, fluctuating world of poesis.
- Theirs is a glinting, at times blinding, subtle, fluctuating world of poesis.
Examples
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And an investigation later revealed that Soviet satellite had misidentified sunlight glinting on clouds as the engines of missiles.
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But what Dostoevsky said was that as he stood there waiting for the end, he saw sunlight glinting off the roof.
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Oh, at least I can appreciate the, you know, the glinting light off of this laserdisc.
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I looked up and I could see a guy with a radio because I can see the antenna was glinting off the sun and next to a compound.
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And then when you have, you know, pockets of light, light glinting off your your your Russell gloves or the shotgun you're holding.
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Theirs is a glinting, at times blinding, subtle, fluctuating world of poesis.
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In Michael Packer's painting of Saint Augustine and the Devil, the Devil appears as an upright lizard with a second miniature face glinting on his rear end.
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The sunlight was glinting off the surface of the calm lake, creating a breathtaking view.
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The stars were glinting brightly in the night sky, making the evening magical.
Synonyms
428
1.0
To send out or reflect light and look bright
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
19
3.9
To shine briefly with a small flash as light bounces off something
5
1.3
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
4
4.0
Shine or sparkle when light hits them
2
3.0
Shining with many small bright points like stars
1
1.0
Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished
1
7.4
To shine as if covered with small shiny pieces
1
8.2
Sparkling with small bright flashes of light
1
8.8
To shine with small bright flashes
1
9.9
To flash or sparkle with bright light
Shining with small bright points like light on water
Shining with many small bright flashes of light
Shining with quick, bright flashes like sparks
Shining very brightly with small flashes of light
Shining with many small bright points of light
Shining with small bright flashes of light
Giving light that goes on and off quickly, like a candle flame
Shining with bright light, often because it is wet or smooth
Antonyms
How Shiny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glinting comes from the short word glint, which began as a sound that copies a quick flash of light and feels like a tiny 'spark' or 'gleam'. It is close in meaning to glitter and gleam, so when something is glinting it shows brief, bright flashes.