glint
noun
a tiny, quick flash of light.
were glinting
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past progressiveof glint.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Think of how much more fun that scene would have been if the bright lights of Broadway were glinting off of A.C.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2012
Nearby, on a table, the Support Cedric Diggory! badges the Creeveys had been trying to improve were glinting in the firelight.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
It seemed to Shadow that the boy’s eyes were glinting too, the green of an antique computer monitor.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Sure enough, Phœbe Lonergan, for that was her name, was looking at us; and her eyes were glinting and sparkling blue and green lights, like the dog-star on a frosty night in January.
From My New Curate by Patrick Augustine Sheehan
All around, the horizon was melted into haze, but the stars were glinting overhead in promise of a clear night.
From Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains
