glint
1 of 2verb
intransitive verb
transitive verb
glint
2 of 2noun
Synonyms
Verb
- coruscate
- flame
- flash
- glance
- gleam
- glimmer
- glisten
- glister
- glitter
- luster
- lustre
- scintillate
- shimmer
- spangle
- sparkle
- twinkle
- wink
- winkle
Example Sentences
Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 Scissors glint under the tank’s white and blue lights as astronaut Mark Vandahei and his team snip the stems of those that are ready for harvest. Melanie Canales, Wired, 21 Dec. 2021 The way some of the clips glint in the light is truly a work of art. Sara Miranda, Allure, 20 Sep. 2021 In one, strips of crystal marked by glowing red imperfections seem to glint with spectral light along a blue background. Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021 Some things skitter back into the dark but a few things glint with minor promise. New York Times, 3 Feb. 2021 The set included a large base plate with those foods, written in Hebrew, scrawled across the center in glinting gold lettering, and lined with six more individual dishes, each glazed in shades of sea foam green and cerulean blue. Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2020 With that eye-catching orange glinting off heavily creased bodywork, our NX300h was easy to spot among the horde of otherwise ordinary crossovers and SUVs that saturate parking lots. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Feb. 2020 Her hands were pale and slender, with long, delicate fingers that always glinted with a fresh French-tip manicure. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2020 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Pagliarulo says with a glint in his eye, knowing how much fans love (and love to hate) the character. Wired, 5 July 2022 Hearing an accordionist’s micro-shifts in rhythm was like watching the surface of the ocean, the unexpected glint momentarily at odds with the tide before merging again. New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 Olsen likes the balance and glint of a pair of mirrors hung over nightstands with table lamps on them on either side of a bed. Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 Writing any story is a process of projection and omission, and fragments of an old tale, excavated from the mound of history, will often catch a glint of the zeitgeist. Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021 Wordle Bot was much more enthusiastic about my third guess, glint. Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 The blue glint on the ambulance parked behind him is wrong. Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2022 There, the emphasis was not only on honing in on his spycraft skills, but being able to speak English so well that only a glint of an accent was evident. Fox News, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Verb
Middle English, to dart obliquely, glint, alteration of glenten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect glänta to clear up; akin to Old High German glanz bright, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
glint 1 of 2
verb
glint
2 of 2noun
glint 1 of 2
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- gleam
- flash
- twinkle
- sparkle
- shimmer
- glimmer
- glitter
- glisten
- shine
- glow
- luster
- glance
- wink
- spangle
- glister
- scintillate
- flame
- winkle
- coruscate
- lustre
- beam
- blind
- dazzle
- glare
- flare
- radiate
- daze
- blaze
- bedazzle
- burn
Synonyms & Similar Words
- glance
- peek
- glimpse
- squint
- peep
- dip
- scan
- skim
- browse
- rake
- blink
- look over
- keek
- peruse
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gaze
- stare
- examine
- question
- view
- overlook
- study
- survey
- oversee
- peer
- pry
- gawk
- leer
- ogle
- goggle
- rubberneck
glint
2 of 2noun
Synonyms & Similar Words
- gleam
- glare
- glow
- glimmer
- glisten
- shimmer
- twinkle
- sheen
- polish
- sparkle
- blink
- luster
- lustre
- burnish
- gloss
- shine
- luminance
- flicker
- irradiation
- luminescence
- iridescence
- illumination
- brilliance
- luminosity
- radiance
- glaze
- refulgence
- radiancy
- finish
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dimness
- dullness
- flatness
- dulness
- drabness
- dirtiness
- paleness
- grayness
- gloom
- cloudiness
- dinginess
- somberness
- murkiness
- obscurity
- obscureness
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of glint are flash, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, shimmer, and sparkle. While all these words mean "to send forth light," glint implies a cold glancing light.
The words flash and glint are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light.
The synonyms gleam and glint are sometimes interchangeable, but gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background.
The meanings of glimmer and glint largely overlap; however, glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam.
The words glisten and glint can be used in similar contexts, but glisten applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface.
While in some cases nearly identical to glint, glitter connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming.
While the synonyms shimmer and glint are close in meaning, shimmer means shining with a wavering light.
In some situations, the words sparkle and glint are roughly equivalent. However, sparkle suggests innumerable moving points of bright light.