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
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
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
I seized the formidable weapon and jumped at the nearest Quabo, a ten-foot giant whose eyes were glinting gigantically at me through the distorting curve of the glass.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 by Harry Bates
And as the first sunbeams were glinting on the top of the old tower, she ran down to breakfast.
From Trading by Susan Warner
