glinting

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noun

A glint.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of glint

    Synonyms: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glittering, sparkling

nounglinting (plural glintings)

plural glintings

  1. A glint.

    Then, as if to contradict me, a stray sunbeam found the spot and sent curious bright glintings of sheen and shadow dancing and playing under the fallen roots and trunk.

    1902, William J. Long, School of the Woods

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving brief brilliant points or flashes of light

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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