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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.

                    ver
                    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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