glint (verb)

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• glint — ► VERB ▪ give out or reflect small flashes of light. ► NOUN ▪ a small flash of light, especially a reflected one. ORIGIN originally in the sense «move quickly or obliquely»: variant of dialect glent, probably Scandinavian …   English terms dictionary

• glint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flash of light ADJECTIVE ▪ metallic VERB + GLINT ▪ catch, see ▪ Among the trees I caught a glint of blue. PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• glint — glint1 [ glınt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to shine with quick flashes of light 2. ) if someone s eyes glint, they show a strong emotion such as anger glint glint 2 [ glınt ] noun count 1. ) a quick flash of light 2. ) a sudden quick appearance of a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• glint — verb give out or reflect small flashes of light. noun 1》 a small flash of light, especially a reflected one. 2》 an expression of an emotion in a person s eyes. Origin ME (in the sense move quickly or obliquely ): var. of dialect glent, prob. of… …   English new terms dictionary

• glint — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to dart obliquely, glint, alteration of glenten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect glänta to clear up; akin to Old High German glanz bright, Old English geolu yellow more at yellow Date: 14th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• glint — [[t]glɪ̱nt[/t]] glints, glinting, glinted 1) VERB If something glints, it produces or reflects a quick flash of light. [WRITTEN] The sea glinted in the sun... [V on/off n] Sunlight glinted on his spectacles. [V ing] ...the glinting ripples of… …   English dictionary

• glint — /glɪnt / (say glint) noun 1. a gleam or glimmer; flash. 2. glinting brightness; lustre. –verb (i) 3. to gleam or flash. 4. to move suddenly; dart. –verb (t) 5. to cause to glint; reflect. –phrase 6. a glint in one s eye, a look betokening an… …  

• glint — I UK [ɡlɪnt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms glint : present tense I/you/we/they glint he/she/it glints present participle glinting past tense glinted past participle glinted 1) to shine with quick flashes of light 2) if someone s eyes glint …   English dictionary

• glint — 1 verb (I) 1 if a shiny surface glints, it gives out small flashes of light: Her gold bracelet glinted in the morning sunlight. 2 if your eyes glint, they shine and show an unfriendly feeling: Derek s eyes glinted when he saw the money. 2 noun… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• glint — [glɪnt] verb [I] 1) to shine with quick flashes of light 2) if your eyes glint, they show a strong emotion such as anger glint noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• glint — 1. verb the diamond glinted Syn: shine, gleam, catch the light, glitter, sparkle, twinkle, wink, glimmer, shimmer, glisten, flash; literary glister 2. noun the glint of the silver Syn: glitter, gleam …   Thesaurus of popular words