'Glistening' definitions:
Definition of 'glistening'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Glistening'
From: GCIDE
- Glisten \Glis"ten\ (gl[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] [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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'glistening'
From: GCIDE
- glistening \glistening\ adj. Reflecting light readily or in large amounts; having a surface luster; reflecting light directly rather than scattering it.
- Syn: glossy, nitid, sheeny, shiny. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'glistening'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blinking,
- blinky,
- burnished,
- coruscant,
- coruscating,
- gleaming,
- glimmering,
- glimmerous,
- glimmery,
- glistering,
- glittering,
- glittery,
- glossy,
- lustrous,
- polished,
- scintillant,
- scintillating,
- scintillescent,
- sheeny,
- shimmering,
- shimmery,
- shining,
- shiny,
- spangly,
- sparkling,
- tinselly,
- twinkling,
- twinkly