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BNC: 16324 COCA: 13191

glint

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 glint /ˈglɪnt/ verb
glints; glinted; glinting
1 glint
/ˈglɪnt/
verb
glints; glinted; glinting
Learner's definition of GLINT
[no object]
: to shine in small bright flashes闪烁
2 glint /ˈglɪnt/ noun
plural glints
2 glint
/ˈglɪnt/
noun
plural glints
Learner's definition of GLINT
[count]
: a small flash of light闪光
: a small amount of emotion seen in a person's eyes(感情在眼中的)一丝闪现
BNC: 16324 COCA: 13191

glint

1 of 2

verb

glinted; glinting; glints

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

glint

2 of 2

noun

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
Choose the Right Synonym for glint

flash, gleam, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, glimmer, shimmer mean to send forth light.

flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light.

lightning flashed

gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background.

lights gleamed in the valley

glint implies a cold glancing light.

glinting steel

sparkle suggests innumerable moving points of bright light.

the sparkling waters

glitter connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming.

glittering diamonds

glisten applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface.

glistening wet sidewalk

glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam.

a distant glimmering light

shimmer means shining with a wavering light.

a shimmering satin dress

Example Sentences

Verb The sun glinted off the tops of the waves. The waves glinted in the sunlight. Noun He saw glints of sunlight on the river's surface.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
This glazed ceramic dish and bowl hold just enough water to let sunlight glint off the surface. Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 Scissors glint under the tank’s white and blue lights as astronaut Mark Vandahei and his team snip the stems of those that are ready for harvest. Melanie Canales, Wired, 21 Dec. 2021 The way some of the clips glint in the light is truly a work of art. Sara Miranda, Allure, 20 Sep. 2021 In one, strips of crystal marked by glowing red imperfections seem to glint with spectral light along a blue background. Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021 Some things skitter back into the dark but a few things glint with minor promise. New York Times, 3 Feb. 2021 The set included a large base plate with those foods, written in Hebrew, scrawled across the center in glinting gold lettering, and lined with six more individual dishes, each glazed in shades of sea foam green and cerulean blue. Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2020 With that eye-catching orange glinting off heavily creased bodywork, our NX300h was easy to spot among the horde of otherwise ordinary crossovers and SUVs that saturate parking lots. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Feb. 2020 Her hands were pale and slender, with long, delicate fingers that always glinted with a fresh French-tip manicure. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2020
Noun
Their debut collection features three gin blends: a Barrel Aged gin with a woody and smoky taste; a Blushing Pink gin, with a glint of sweetness and pink pepper spice. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Pagliarulo says with a glint in his eye, knowing how much fans love (and love to hate) the character. Wired, 5 July 2022 Hearing an accordionist’s micro-shifts in rhythm was like watching the surface of the ocean, the unexpected glint momentarily at odds with the tide before merging again. New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 Olsen likes the balance and glint of a pair of mirrors hung over nightstands with table lamps on them on either side of a bed. Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 Writing any story is a process of projection and omission, and fragments of an old tale, excavated from the mound of history, will often catch a glint of the zeitgeist. Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021 Wordle Bot was much more enthusiastic about my third guess, glint. Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 The blue glint on the ambulance parked behind him is wrong. Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2022 There, the emphasis was not only on honing in on his spycraft skills, but being able to speak English so well that only a glint of an accent was evident. Fox News, 24 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of glint was in the 14th century
BNC: 16324 COCA: 13191
glint

noun¹

1flash of light光澤ADJECTIVE | VERB + GLINT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEmetallic金屬光澤VERB + GLINTcatch, see看到光亮Among the trees I caught a glint of blue.透過樹縫,我看到一抹藍光。PREPOSITIONglint of⋯的光亮
glint

noun²

2in sb's eye眼神ADJECTIVE | VERB + GLINT | GLINT + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdangerous, determined危險的目光;堅定的眼神mischievous, playful, teasing淘氣的目光;眼中頑皮的神情;戲弄的眼神VERB + GLINThave眼睛閃光He had a dangerous glint in his eyes.他眼露兇光。GLINT + VERBappear in sb's eye/eyes, come into sb's eye/eyes神情閃現在某人眼中A determined glint appeared in her eye.她眼裏閃現出堅毅的光芒。PREPOSITIONglint in⋯中的閃光glint of⋯的閃光There was a glint of amusement in her eyes.她眼裏閃爍着笑意。
glint

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBangrily顯出生氣的神情His eyes glinted angrily.他的眼裏冒着怒火。PREPOSITIONwith閃⋯光Her eyes glinted with amusement.她眼裏閃爍着笑意。

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