glint

[ glint ]
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noun
  1. a tiny, quick flash of light.

  2. gleaming brightness; luster.

  1. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace.

verb (used without object)
  1. to shine with a glint.

  2. to move suddenly; dart.

verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to glint; reflect.

Origin of glint

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English glint, variant of obsolete glent; compare Danish glente, Swedish dialect glänta “to glimpse, brighten”

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4. See flash.

Other words for glint

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How to use glint in a sentence

  • The tall, grim white man studied him with a narrow regard glinting like a probe and equally cool, detached, and impersonal.

  • The candle I held in a shaking hand showed the glinting green of Julia's eyes within their half-opened lids.

    A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. Mann
  • The sea was as smooth as a field of liquid metal, great glassy swells extending to the horizon all round, glinting in the sun.

    Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. Moore
  • He came up beautifully, throwing the spray, glinting in the sun, an angry fish with sail spread and his fins going.

    Tales of Fishes | Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for glint

glint

/ (ɡlɪnt) /


verb
  1. to gleam or cause to gleam brightly

noun
  1. a bright gleam or flash

  2. brightness or gloss

  1. a brief indication

Origin of glint

1
C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect glänta, glinta to gleam

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