glint

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A glint, as if of the sun shining on a pair of opera glasses could be seen from a window across the way.

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  1. noun A momentary flash of light; a sparkle.
  2. noun A faint or fleeting indication; a trace.
  3. intransitive verb To gleam or flash briefly. See Synonyms at flash.
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  • There was a brief silver glint, and a swirl of tiny ripples. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • But there was a glint, as of light reflecting from a knob in the water. —  A Spell for Chameleon
  • Somewhere beneath this slope of stone He spied a glint, a wan reflection, only a glimmer between two dusky rocks. —  The Source of Magic
  • It was a cunning glint, a knowing glint, a glint that stripped her naked. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 01 - January 1996
  • The fact that I treasure being able to catch the glint, the sparkle, the soul in others eyes. —  Colors on my mind
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gleam ·  twinkle ·  glitter ·  sheen ·  tinge ·  flash ·  grin ·  streak ·  chuckle ·  spark ·  undertone ·  twinge

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glint:   glinted ·  glinting
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English glent, of Scandinavian origin; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also dial. (Scots) glent; from Middle English glenten, shine, gleam, glance, look, glance off, transitive cast, throw, from Old Danish glinte, shine (cf. Danish glindse, glisten, shine, glimt, a gleam, flash, glimpse, glimte, gleam, flash, etc.), = Swedish dial. glinta, glänta, slip, slide, glance off; orig. a strong verb (preterit ∗glant), later ult.; glance, q. v. The root ∗glint may be regarded as a nasalized form of ∗glit in glitter, etc.: see glitter, and cf. glim, glimmer, etc.
  2. Also dial. (Scots) glent; from Middle English glent, a look; from the verb.
  3. Cf. English dial. glinse, glincy, slippery, smooth: see glint, v.
 

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