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Meanings of glittering in English

Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light.

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      1
      Find in the Glossary the meaning of: glittering; trims; spray; blithe; measures.
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      2
      He saw a sea of glittering eyes, a sea of open mouths.
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      3
      Today, for the fourth time, the glittering prize is again within reach.
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      4
      Imagine the light composed of thousands of constantly moving, glittering silver particles.
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      5
      However, despite a glittering and successful career, it was not without controversy.
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      6
      It will not return the same glittering images as the Hubble, however.
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      7
      In the courtyard there were steaming horses; lanceheads were glittering like reliquaries.
      Selected Polish Tales
      8
      They were clean and glittering in the strong light of the apartment.
      The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna
      9
      Princess Arsinoë came of age in the glittering court of Ptolemaic Egypt.
      The Princess of Egypt Must Die
      10
      The prepared tea-table in front of the fire made a glittering array.
      The Old Wives' Tale
      11
      All of Tucson spills out below us, a sea of glittering lights.
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      12
      There was no need for the sun in the steely glittering heavens.
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      13
      It will be the glittering point where all lines of explanation converge.
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      14
      Her bosom was heaving; her cheeks were red and her eyes glittering.
      The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
      15
      Oh yes, Jet thought, her eyes glittering, they certainly could say things.
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      16
      They rode hell-for-leather down the streets, gaudy outfits glittering in the sun.
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