glint
noun
a tiny, quick flash of light.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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All the sunlight will be glinting on the Grand Canal, but the little rain of China—the little rain of China will be falling in my heart...
From Messer Marco Polo by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne