'Glistening' definitions:

Definition of 'glistening'

From: WordNet
adjective
Reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining]

Definition of 'Glistening'

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]

Definition of 'glistening'

From: GCIDE
  • glistening \glistening\ adj. Reflecting light readily or in large amounts; having a surface luster; reflecting light directly rather than scattering it.
  • Syn: glossy, nitid, sheeny, shiny. [WordNet 1.5]

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