aglistenadj.adv.
/əˈɡlɪsn/, U.S. /əˈɡlɪsn/ A. adj.
In predicative use: glistening.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling
sparkling?c1225
glising1340
glimmeringa1375
glistening1388
glistering1398
glitteringa1400
coruscantc1485
twinkling1508
flankering1577
fire-darting1594
glitterous1596
scintillant1611
winkinga1616
micant1657
scintillating1664
spangling1665
besparklinga1674
skinkling1790
spunky1791
micacious1797
glistery1806
spark-like1814
spangly1818
emicatious1819
sparky1827
aglitter1828
ablaze1851
aglist1858
scintillescent1860
aglisten1867
glittery1880
twinkly1884
sparkly1922
1867 Mrs. M. A. Archer Echoes I. 116 I yearn to meet thee, soul to soul, With Heaven's delights aglisten.
1916 E. Blunden Harbingers 32 Carriage-roofs aglisten with rain.
1967 H. P. Varley tr. Chron. Ōnin in Ōnin War 159 They clustered about tightly, five or six thousand strong, their helmet emblems aglisten, their armored sleeves clanging together.
2009 K. Byerly Inside Citadel xx. 191 Jennifer raced about,..drops of perspiration aglisten on her upper lip.
B. adv.
So as to glisten.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a sparkling manner
scintillously1509
twinklingly1561
glisteringly1587
glisteningly1611
glitteringly1611
sparklingly1669
scintillant1737
a-sparkle1840
spark-like1845
scintillatingly1875
aglisten1883
scintillantly1887
aglitter1913
1883 A. F. Kercheval Dolores 470 What wizard hand Sets the gems aglisten O'er the sleeping land?
1919 J. U. Giesy Mouthpiece Zitu in All-story Weekly 26 July 669/1 A spear-point of the rising sun caught it and set it aglisten as it rose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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