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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark, glint]
2: a spatially localized brightness v
1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]
2: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" [syn: glance, peek, glint]

Merriam Webster's

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 century intransitive verb 1. a. archaic to glance off an object b. of rays of light to be reflected at an angle from a surface 2. to give off reflection in brilliant flashes; also gleam 3. to look quickly or briefly ; glance 4. to appear briefly or faintly transitive verb to cause to glint Synonyms: see flash II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a tiny bright flash of light 2. a brief or faint manifestation ; glimmer <a glint of recognition>; also a trace of emotion expressed through the eyes <a steely glint in his eye>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.intr. & tr. flash or cause to flash; glitter; sparkle; reflect (eyes glinted with amusement; the sword glinted fire). --n. a brief flash of light; a sparkle. Etymology: alt. of ME glent, prob. of Scand. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glint Glint, n. [OE. glent.] A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] ``He saw a glint of light.'' --Ramsay.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glint Glint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Glinting.] [OE. glenten. Cf. Glance, v. i., Glitter, v. i.] To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter. --Burns.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glint Glint, v. t. To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(glints, glinting, glinted) 1. If something glints, it produces or reflects a quick flash of light. (WRITTEN) The sea glinted in the sun... Sunlight glinted on his spectacles. = glisten VERB: V, V on/off n 2. A glint is a quick flash of light. (WRITTEN) ...a glint of silver. ...glints of sunlight. N-COUNT: usu N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Scotch.] Glance. See glimpse.

Moby Thesaurus

afterglow, air glow, be bright, beacon, beam, bedazzle, blaze, blaze of light, blind, burn, candescence, cast a glance, coruscate, coruscation, daze, dazzle, diffuse light, facula, flame, flare, flash, flush, fulgurate, give light, glance, glance at, glare, glaze, gleam, gleam of light, glimmer, glimpse, glisten, glitter, gloss, glow, incandesce, incandescence, luster, polish, radiate, scintillation, send out rays, sheen, shimmer, shine, shine brightly, shininess, shining light, shoot, shoot out rays, skylight, solar flare, solar prominence, sparkle, sunset glow, twinkle