'Glisten' definitions:

Definition of 'glisten'

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noun
The quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn: glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle]
verb
Be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]

Definition of 'Glisten'

From: GCIDE
  • Glisten \Glis"ten\ (gl[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, v. i.] To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
  • Syn: See Flash. [1913 Webster]

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