Glistering

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glister \Glis"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistered}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Glistering}.] [OE. glistren; akin to G.
     glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See
     {Glisten}.]
     To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to
     glisten; to glitter.


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           All that glisters is not gold.           --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glistering
       adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "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 mica"; "the
             scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins";
             "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)},
             {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glittering}, {glittery},
              {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]