glint
[glint]
noun
a tiny, quick flash of light.
gleaming brightness; luster.
a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace.
verb (used without object)
to shine with a glint.
to move suddenly; dart.
verb (used with object)
to cause to glint; reflect.
Origin of glint
1400–50; late Middle English glint, variant of obsolete glent; compare Danish glente, Swedish dialect glänta to glimpse, brighten
Synonyms for glint
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Contemporary Examples of glint
Billy Bob Thornton, explaining the biggest appeal of the project for him, calls it, with a glint in his eye, “a 10-hour movie.”
Historical Examples of glint
"I'll have to think that over," she said, with a glint of mischief in her eyes.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
With the first glint of dawn I heard steps outside the hut; but I did not stir.
The Strolling SaintRaphael Sabatini
"It is a habit of mine," said he, with a glint of humour in his eye.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
Alston Choate did not allow a glint to lighten the grave kindliness of his glance.
The PrisonerAlice Brown
The wolf had seen the glint of her pistol barrel and had fled.
Out of the DepthsRobert Ames Bennet
glint
verb
noun
Word Origin for glint
C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect glänta, glinta to gleam
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