glint
IPA: gɫˈɪnt
noun
- A short flash of light.
verb
- (intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly.
- (intransitive) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
- (transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
- (archaic, Shropshire, transitive) To dry; to wither.
adjective
- (archaic, Shropshire, of a blade) Not sharp; dull.
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Examples of "glint" in Sentences
- You may recall the glint of joy in that bully's eyes way back when.
- There's a certain glint to your eyes, Naomi -- and when your voice gets kind of quiet, well, watch out.
- And they are almost all powered by solar panels which glint from the walls and rooftops wherever you look.
- Tony Curtis (sword glint of light off teeth) and Natalie Wood, beautiful in white tulle (lungs not yet waterlogged) in heady love.
- The glint is the same; the twinkle in the eye of the giver is the same; the cost is a little less, but these are diamonds with a difference.
- Tyler Robinson hopes "glint" - the effect seen when light is reflected from an ocean's surface - may reveal the presence of Earth-like planets beyond our cosmic neighbourhood.
- The cartoon characters on the back of my cereal box have a "glint" in their eyes, but I'm pretty sure there isn't an actual cartoon character sticking his head through the box.
- Among a dozen other things which flashed through his kindling brain he recalled the glint of what now he knew was mockery brightening the pale eyes of the chairman as the door closed behind him.
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