glisten
verb (used without object)
to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
have glistened
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present perfectof glisten.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But his eyes would surely have glistened at the unconscious and serious anticipation of his own methods at their most Gilbertian, had he ever read pp.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George
How the eye must have glistened upon the sight of your name at the bottom of a letter to the 'Chief Conspirator,' as they call him!
From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 by Hunt, Henry
How his eyes would have glistened, could he have known!
From A Sheaf of Corn by Mann, Mary E.
