Hypertext Webster Gateway: "glistening"

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)

glistening
adj : reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the
horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the
moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet";
"shining white enamel" [syn: {glossy}, {lustrous}, {sheeny},
{shiny}, {shining}]


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