glister

[glis-ter]

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verb (used without object) Archaic.

to glisten; glitter.

noun

glitter; sparkle.

Origin of glister

1350–1400; Middle English; akin to glisten

Related formsglis·ter·ing·ly, adverb

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Related Words for glistering

bright, glistening, sparkling, animated, shimmering, brilliant, starry, dazzling, spirited, lively, scintillating, shining, shine, glisten, twinkle, glint, shimmer, glimmer, radiate, glitter

Examples from the Web for glistering

Historical Examples of glistering

The fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
Jesus the Christ
James Edward Talmage
His armour was all bright and glistering, and his sword a devouring flame.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)
John Roby
So they sat down there above the glistering stream and ate and drank and were merry.
The Story of the Glittering Plain
William Morris
No, 'tis a glistering presence and audacity brings women into fool's felicity.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays (11 of 15)
W. Carew Hazlitt
Their raiment is even more "white and glistering" than the cultivated Easter Lilies.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers
Margaret Armstrong

British Dictionary definitions for glistering

glister

verb, noun

an archaic word for glitter

Derived Formsglisteringly, adverb

Word Origin for glister

C14: probably from Middle Dutch glisteren

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Word Origin and History for glistering

glister

late 14c., probably from or related to Low German glisten, Middle Dutch glisteren, from PIE root *ghel- "to shine, glitter" (see glass). Related: Glistered; glistering. As a noun, from 1530s.