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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An array of whole peeled tangerines, strawberries, hawthorn berries and green and red grapes glistened on my phone screen like jewels you only admire but can’t touch.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
Skies were clear and the water glistened, making conditions perfect for dropping instruments hundreds of metres down and hauling up traps filled with sediment or microscopic marine life.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024
As Huntington’s 20-plus varieties of sausage glistened behind glass, owner Jim Cascone said he was “very honored” to have the vice president’s business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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
A glob of egg glistened on one of his teeth.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
