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[ verb ] be shiny, as if wet
Examples "His eyes were glistening" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)That_is , when Mr._Milstein thrust straight to the core of the music , sparks flying , bow shredding , violin singing , glittering and sometimes spitting , Mr._Hendl could go_along . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Below the moon_splashed world rolled away to insurmountable white peaks ; above him the deep blue sky glittered with stars . |
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[ noun ] the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
Synonyms Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)He thought_of the old_man laughing under the glitter of the great chandelier . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)She smiled at Winston , and he saw the hateful hard glitter in her eyes . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the occurrence of a small flash or spark
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