Hypertext Webster Gateway: "glisten"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Glisten \Glis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glistening}.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen,
glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See
{Glitter}, v. i., and cf. {Glister}, v. i.]
To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild,
subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating
light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
Syn: See {Flash}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
glisten
n : the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glitter},
{glister}, {scintillation}, {sparkle}]
v : be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter},
{glint}, {gleam}, {shine}]
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