Glisten

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: glis=ten

CIDE DICTIONARY

Glisten, v. i. [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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Glisten, v. & n.
--v.intr. shine, esp. like a wet object, snow, etc.; glitter.
--n. a glitter; a sparkle.

Etymology

OE glisnian f. glisian shine

THESAURUS

Glisten

blink, blinking, coruscate, coruscation, firefly, glance, gleam, glimmer, glimmering, glint, glisk, glister, glitter, glittering, glow, glowworm, reflect, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, shimmer, shimmering, shine, spangle, spark, sparkle, stroboscopic light, tinsel, twinkle, twinkling, wink

ROGET THESAURUS

Glisten

Light

VB shine, glow, glitter, glister, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flare, flare up, glare, beam, shimmer, glimmer, flicker, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash, blaze, be bright, reflect light, daze, dazzle, bedazzle, radiate, shoot out beams, fulgurate, clear up, brighten, lighten, enlighten, levin, light, light up, irradiate, shine upon, give out a light, hang out a light, cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon, illume, illumine, illuminate, relume, strike a light, kindle.