Glint (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The ice cubes in her drink began to glint in the dim light of the bar.
- Her green eyes seemed to glint mischievously as she whispered her secret to him.
- In the moonlight, the dew-kissed spider web started to glint like diamonds.
- His eyes began to glint as he stared greedily at the treasure chest.
- A single tear escaped her eye and began to glint as it trickled down her cheek.
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Meaning 2
Throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- He decided to glint at the recipe before making the complex dish.
- She took one second to glint at her mirror before heading out.
- The passenger has time to just glint out the window before her plane touches down on the runway.
- The anxious pedestrian had to glint both ways before crossing the road.
- In her busy office, she could only glint at her notes as her boss approached to review her work.