Glinting (Adjective)
Meaning
Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The early morning sunlight was dancing across the glinting water, creating a mesmerizing effect.
- Her eyes were glinting with mischief as she whispered the joke in her friend's ear.
- The firefighter's helmet was adorned with a glinting silver eagle emblem.
- As the sun set, the glinting spires of the ancient castle came into view.
- The faint glinting of starlight was all that illuminated the dark forest.