glistening
- adjective
- /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
:
brillante
- The leaves were glistening with dew in the early morning sunlight.
Just still pretty damp, you know, just glistening, just just nervous.
- Just still pretty damp, you know, just glistening, just just nervous.
- And as we were pulling closer to the park, there was this beautiful glistening lake right to our left.
- Snow is glistening, a beautiful sight.
- And they're all like, sweating, sweating, sweating, glistening.
- This is very puffery and it is glistening like the sun.
- They always spray the roads down to the concrete, the asphalt, any of that is all really rich and contrasty and glistening from being wet when the lights hit them.
Examples
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And as we were pulling closer to the park, there was this beautiful glistening lake right to our left.
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They always spray the roads down to the concrete, the asphalt, any of that is all really rich and contrasty and glistening from being wet when the lights hit them.
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Oh my gosh, I am glistening like the sun.
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Snow is glistening, a beautiful sight.
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That will really make you look glistening and glowy.
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Among astral bodies, polished and glistening like grass at dawn.
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He emerges from the bathroom, wet and glistening from the shower, still unshaven, with just a towel around his waist.
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After the rain, the streets were glistening, reflecting the bright city lights.
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The polished floor looked glistening and inviting under the overhead lights.
Synonyms
459
1.0
Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see
302
1.0
Bright and smooth because it reflects light
64
4.1
Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy
34
2.6
Having a smooth shiny surface that reflects light like paper or hair
11
2.7
Shining with many small, bright points of light
9
5.3
Shining with a soft, smooth glow like polished pearls
5
1.3
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
3
5.0
A soft, flickering shine that gently catches the light
2
3.0
Shining with many small bright points like stars
1
6.7
Having a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light
1
6.5
Has a smooth shiny surface after polishing
1
1.0
Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished
1
8.5
A shiny surface that reflects light like a mirror
A smooth shiny surface that reflects light
A smooth shiny surface that shows a clear picture of things
Shines with small bright flashes of light
Shining with small bright points like light on water
Antonyms
How Shiny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word glistening comes from an old English word glisten, which meant 'to shine with small bright spots', like glitter or gleam. So something glistening is shining with reflected light, often because it is wet or smooth.