glint

American  

[glint] / glɪnt /

noun

1. a tiny, quick flash of light.

   Synonyms:

   glimmer , gleam

2. gleaming brightness; luster.

3. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace.

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verb (used without object)

1. to shine with a glint.

2. to move suddenly; dart.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to glint; reflect.

glint British  

/ ɡlɪnt /

verb

1. to gleam or cause to gleam brightly

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noun

1. a bright gleam or flash

2. brightness or gloss

3. a brief indication

Related Words

See flash.

Etymology

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”

Example Sentences

With a revived glint in her eyes, she was ready to debrief “Afterglow,” the unexpected continuation of her third studio album, “Eusexua.”

From Los Angeles Times

Their ignominious falls from grace are clear in the documentaries they feature in, from the glint of their handcuffs to the colour of their prison uniforms.

From BBC

"Being a safety steward, I'm supposed to be impartial - but how could I be last night?" he says, with a glint in his eye.

From BBC

On the drive out that afternoon, between fields of corn and sunflowers, miles of newly uncoiled barbed wire glint in the sunlight.

From BBC

Diver Mags Martin said: "Because we had torches, it glinted in the torchlight."

From BBC

Related Words

• gleam
• glimmer
• twinkle