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1 glisten
['glɪsn]verbo intransitivo [eyes, surface] luccicare, scintillare; [ hair] splendere; [tears, water] luccicare* * *['ɡlisn](to shine faintly or sparkle: His skin glistened with sweat.) luccicare* * *glisten /ˈglɪsn/n. [uc]brillio; luccichio; scintillio.(to) glisten /ˈglɪsn/v. i.brillare; luccicare; sfavillare; scintillare: eyes glistening with happiness, occhi sfavillanti di felicità.* * *['glɪsn]verbo intransitivo [eyes, surface] luccicare, scintillare; [ hair] splendere; [tears, water] luccicare -
2 glisten glis·ten vi
['ɡlɪsn](wet surface, water) luccicare, (eyes) -
3 faintly
['feɪntlɪ]avverbio [glisten, smile] debolmente; [ breathe] appena; [ coloured] leggermente, appena; [ disappointed] leggermente* * *1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) debolmente2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) leggermente* * *faintly /ˈfeɪntlɪ/avv.1 debolmente; flebilmente; vagamente; timidamente* * *['feɪntlɪ]avverbio [glisten, smile] debolmente; [ breathe] appena; [ coloured] leggermente, appena; [ disappointed] leggermente
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glisten — O.E. glisnian to glisten, gleam, from P.Gmc. *glis (Cf. O.Fris. glisa to shine, M.H.G. glistern to sparkle, O.Dan. glisse to shine ), from PIE *ghleis , from root *ghel to shine, glitter, glow, be warm (see GLASS (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Glisten — Glis ten (gl[i^]s n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistening}.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See {Glitter}, v. i., and cf. {Glister}, v. i.] To sparkle or shine;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glisten — sparkle, glitter, *flash, gleam, glance, glint, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
glisten — [v] shimmer coruscate, flash, flicker, glance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glister, glitter, glow, scintillate, shine, sparkle, twinkle; concept 624 … New thesaurus
glisten — ► VERB ▪ (of something wet or greasy) shine or sparkle. ► NOUN ▪ a sparkling light reflected from something wet. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
glisten — [glis′ən] vi. [ME glistnen (with unhistoric t ) < OE glisnian < base of glisian, to shine < IE * ghleis < base * ĝhel > GLEAM, GLASS] to shine or sparkle with reflected light, as a wet or polished surface does n. a glistening SYN.… … English World dictionary
glisten — glisteningly, adv. /glis euhn/, v.i. 1. to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously. n. 2. a glistening; sparkle. [bef. 1000; ME glis(t)nen (v.), OE glisnian, deriv. of glisian to GLITTER; see EN1] Syn. 1. glimmer … Universalium
glisten — v. (D; intr.) to glisten with * * * [ glɪs(ə)n] (D; intr.) to glisten with … Combinatory dictionary
glisten — UK [ˈɡlɪs(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms glisten : present tense I/you/we/they glisten he/she/it glistens present participle glistening past tense glistened past participle glistened if something glistens, it shines because it is wet or … English dictionary
glisten — verb Glisten is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dew, ↑eye, ↑hair, ↑perspiration, ↑skin, ↑sweat, ↑tear … Collocations dictionary
glisten — glis|ten [ˈglısən] v [: Old English; Origin: glisnian] to shine and look wet or oily glisten with ▪ The boy s back was glistening with sweat. ▪ glistening black hair [i]see usage note ↑gleam1 … Dictionary of contemporary English