glisten
verb (used without object)
to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
glistened
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past participleof glisten.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof glisten.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
glistenverb (used without object)to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
Example Sentences
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Sweat glistened on his head and pooled on his undershirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Before that, I had a mermaid-inspired gel nail set that glistened like when the sun beats on tropical waters.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2024
As the boat pulled out of Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, schools of juvenile menhaden, or peanut bunker, glistened at the edges of the inlet, as though to highlight her point.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
As a familiar feral atmosphere gripped Rodney Parade and the tinfoil replica FA Cup trophies glistened under floodlit skies, it felt like another shock was brewing in Newport.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2024
The dragon’s fangs even glistened in what sunlight remained, while its claws, some kind of lava stone like the rest of the castle, looked lifelike enough to skewer a giant through the heart.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
