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[ adjective ] having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

Examples

"bugle beads all aglitter" "glinting eyes" "glinting water" "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent" "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees" "glittery costume jewelry" "scintillant m

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[ adjective ] having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

Examples

"bugle beads all aglitter" "glinting eyes" "glittering Christmas trees" "glittery costume jewelry" "scintillant mica" "the scintillating stars" "sparkly sequins" "`glistering' is an archaic term"

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

Once there had been big glittering rooms where Ulanys bowed and kissed the ladies ' hands as they flirted from behind their fans .

(Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)

Hal , the linguist , saw the glittering discs and necklaces in_terms_of the languages spoken therein .

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bright

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