Term Gallery logo

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
Synonyms
Examples for "shine"
Examples for "shine"
1
We're really trying to understand where people shine the best, Barnett said.
Reuters
2
It is the new stuff that must shine this year, say experts.
BBC
3
Hallorann said I had the best shine of anyone he ever met.
The Shining
4
Do good, do the right thing and your deeds will shine through.
Jamaica Observer
5
The bright copper kettle and the tin dish shine in the sun.
Pictures of Sweden
1
Through the lower gap they caught the gleam of the red coats.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
2
He could see its gleam in the reflection of the gorgeous light.
The Maid of the Whispering Hills
3
Emily watched the first faint gleam of stars in the upper air.
A Life's Morning
4
Suddenly in the distant hollow he saw the gleam of a fire.
The Half-Hearted
5
A malevolent gleam lit in the cold black eyes of the bully.
Steve Yeager
1
Salt crystals glitter in the sun about the shores of the lake.
The Innocents Abroad
2
The Park was clothed in the double glitter of snow and sunshine.
The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other Stories
3
All they saw was the glitter of hope and not the substance.
Red inferno: 1945
4
But at morning the regret dies in the glitter of ambitious purposes.
Dream Life: A Fable of the Seasons
5
There was a hard glitter in the eyes of the young woman.
The Highgrader
1
You could see tears glisten in the eyes of soldiers and civilians.
Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
2
The pale light made the bosom of the ocean glisten like silver.
The Rover Boys on Land and Sea: The Crusoes of Seven Islands
3
High over sounding workshops spires glisten in the sun,-silentfingers pointing heavenward.
The Inner Life / Part 3 from The Works of John Greenleaf Whittie...
4
His eyes began to glisten, his voice gained in volume and steadiness.
The Mayor of Warwick
5
She saw the point glisten towards her bosom, and seemingly enter it.
Far from the Madding Crowd
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
About this term
More collocations
Translations for glint
Glint through the time
Glint across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common