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Meanings of glint in English

Portuguese
fagulha

A momentary flash of light.

fagulha
Portuguese
cintilar
Catalan
rutilar
Spanish
brillar

Be shiny, as if wet.

cintilar
Portuguese
ver
Catalan
entreveure
Spanish
divisar

Throw a glance at; take a brief look at.

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Usage of glint in English
1
The glint of gold embossing identified it as an Imperial message case.
Wizardborn
2
In the half-light of morning he saw the glint of a revolver.
Tom of the Raiders
3
He caught the glint of many ptarmigan wings in the sunlight below.
The Grizzly King: A Romance of the Wild
4
Then he caught the glint of a revolver barrel in the moonlight.
Ted Strong in Montana / Or, With Lariat and Spur
5
I am sorry to say that I saw a glint of metal.
Rage of the Dragon
6
Summer is no more than a brief glint in the mirror-calm water.
Depths
7
Some glint of blue light in the steady eyes told her that.
Winnie Childs, the Shop Girl
8
Thousands watched the sun glint over the horizon at Stonehenge on Thursday.
News.com.au
9
She saw the green glint of them and quivered at the sight.
The Keeper of the Door
10
Maybe the glint had come from the metal body of a companion.
The Cylons’ Secret
11
He caught a glint in her eye as she repeated the words.
If Winter Comes
12
Laura explained about the glint of the flashlight she'd seen that night.
Mine
13
A glint of light off something to his left drew his attention.
Depraved
14
At the first pale glint of the new day he was astir.
The Desert Valley
15
Far to the right we caught the glint of another emerald-paved road.
The Moon Pool
16
And he saw too, in her eyes, the glint as of steel.
Wolf Breed
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Translations for glint
Glint through the time
Glint across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common