Glint
[glɪnt] or [ɡlɪnt]
Definition
(n.) A glimpse, glance, or gleam.
(v. i.) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
(v. t.) To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Scottish.] Glance, GLIMPSE.
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Definition
v.i. to shine gleam: (Burns) to move quickly.—v.t. to reflect.—n. a gleam.
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Examples
- Suddenly my eyes caught the glint of a light. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- As he turned towards us the glint of the light showed me that he was wearing glasses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The glint of the gold in each case caught my eye, you see. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Crispin smiled absently, and tossed his cigarette into the waters which rushed past, glittering in the moonlight with the grayish glint of steel. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Like stars her eyes, like sunshine her glinting hair, and as for her face, the roses in her wreath were scarce so delicate in hue. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The gentlemen were dressed in the very latest Paris fashions, and the robes of the ladies glinted among the trees like so many snowflakes. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Two little points of light glinted on Gerald's eyes. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Just see how it glints and sparkles. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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