- present participle of glisten.
Example Sentences
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Glistening sequined panels on chiffon dresses were drawn from a 1934 dress named ‘Concerto.’
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021
Glistening boulder-sized shards broke off, bobbing toward the stern.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2019
Glistening on one of her fingers, like a tiny disco ball, was a Super Bowl ring.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 18, 2017
Glistening in the November sun, Middlesbrough's mima art gallery is in pristine condition.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2013
Glistening in the soft ground around the saplings were hundreds of big fleshy worms.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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