glint

[ glint ]

/ glɪnt /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR glint

1 gleam, glimmer.

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Origin of glint

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

synonym study for glint

4. See flash.

Words nearby glint

glimmer ice, glimmering, glimpse, Glinka, glinn, glint, glinty, glioma, gliosis, glissade, glissando

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How to use glint in a sentence

I’d watch for the glint in her blue-gray eyes as they light up, barely looking up at the screen from the knitting in her hands, with the knowledge of whodunnit.
On Losing a Mom, Then Becoming One|Eliza Berman|May 7, 2022|Time
When Howard Carson first opens the door to Tomb 26, he observes that “everywhere there was the glint of plastic.”
One Good Thing: The 1970s children’s book that envisions an America overrun by trash|Dina Gachman|November 16, 2021|Vox
It may not be unlike situations where we might catch a glint of sunlight in the ocean.
The Safety Belt of Our Solar System - Issue 107: The Edge|Virat Markandeya|October 6, 2021|Nautilus
The glint of sunlight or a headlamp beam off of a space blanket can make you visible to searchers from much further out than usual.
How (and When) Hikers Should Use Space Blankets|syadron|July 28, 2021|Outside Online

So he lifts up every thing with even a tiny glint and hopes that it’s the thing that either becomes the agreed-upon proof of his point or serves to convince at least a few people that he might be right.
Tucker Carlson’s NSA claims are the latest example of the right wing’s rhetorical bait-and-switch|Philip Bump|July 8, 2021|Washington Post
Billy Bob Thornton, explaining the biggest appeal of the project for him, calls it, with a glint in his eye, “a 10-hour movie.”
Is TV’s ‘Fargo’ as Bloody Good as the Coen Brothers Movie? You Betcha.|Kevin Fallon|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I scanned the nightstand but did not see the familiar glint of gold- a tiny lighthouse shining: HERE ARE YOUR GLASSES.
You Better Not Cry|Daily Beast Promotions|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
On the second day, he entered court at much the same pace, with a steely glint in his eye.
How I Hid Salman Rushdie During the Fatwa|Geoffrey Robertson|February 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She could see the glint of the moon upon the bay, and could feel the soft, gusty beating of the hot south wind.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Something with the glint of bright steel flashed from the lunch box under the man's arm.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The latter saw the glint of gold coins between the meshes of the purse and her heart throbbed.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
It showed in his grey eyes and the glint in his carelessly combed light brown hair and the set of his jawline.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The lips assumed an appearance of somewhat exaggerated indifference, but there was a glint of watchfulness in the eyes.
A Butterfly on the Wheel|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for glint

glint

/ (ɡlɪnt) /

verb

to gleam or cause to gleam brightly

noun

a bright gleam or flash

brightness or gloss

a brief indication

Word Origin for glint

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

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