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
Evidently so did Mr. Grigsby, whose eyes were glinting shrewdly.
From Gold Seekers of '49 by Charles H. Stephens
Already the salt crystals were glinting in the sun.
From Omega, the Man by Leo Morey
