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
We saw glints in the woods opposite, possibly specially muffled muzzle-flashes.
Cherry-red polish glints on her nails, and a gold ring encircles her middle toe.
Her luxuriant chestnut hair, with frequent glints of gold entangled in its meshes, waved naturally all over her shapely head.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueHer large hazel eyes had glints of brilliant gold at times, her lips were as the scarlet of frost-touched maples.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest | Annie Nathan MeyerHer perfectly arranged hair was glossy brown, with glints in it like the colour of a horse-chestnut.
December Love | Robert Hichens
Glints of the devilish had shot from him at the gamingtables,—fine haunts for the study of our lower man.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithIn his hand he held some sparkling thing that gave off tiny flashes and glints of color.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
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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