glisten
verb/ˈɡlɪsən/
Etymology
From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.
- inherited from *glisnōną✻
- inherited from *glisnōn✻
- inherited from glisnian
- inherited from glisnen
Definitions
To reflect light with a glittering luster
To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
- The sun was fierce, the land seemed to glisten and drip with steam.
A glistening shine from a wet surface.
- In his clear northern flesh and his fair hair was a glisten like sunshine refracted through crystals of ice.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA