glint
a tiny, quick flash of light.
gleaming brightness; luster.
a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace.
to shine with a glint.
to move suddenly; dart.
to cause to glint; reflect.
Origin of glint
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How to use glint in a sentence
The SHERLOC spectrometer’s powerful laser will scan rocks for glints of biological molecules as scant as one part in a million.
The most daring aerospace innovations of 2020 | By Rob Verger and Charlie Wood | December 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWhat did she see up there, glinting along the mountaintops of the mind?
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun | Katie Baker | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNothing says winter fun like a crisp day, fresh powder, and sun glinting off the nearby peaks.
Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard | The Daily Beast | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTilda Swinton is sitting upright in her chair, eyebrows raised, green eyes glinting.
The glinting rays of the sun helped, so that a marble could have been distinguished many fathoms down.
Adrift on the Pacific | Edward S. Ellis
The tall, grim white man studied him with a narrow regard glinting like a probe and equally cool, detached, and impersonal.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellThe 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. MannThe 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. MooreHe 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
/ (ɡlɪnt) /
to gleam or cause to gleam brightly
a bright gleam or flash
brightness or gloss
a brief indication
Origin of glint
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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