glisten
noun
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L321278 on Wikidata ↗verb
- reflect light moistly
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪsən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.
- 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.”