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Synonyms for glisten
ˈglɪs ənglis·ten
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Princeton's WordNet
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkleverb
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
Synonyms:
twinkle, sparkle, spark, sparkling, glitter, light, glister, scintillation, coruscationglitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shineverb
be shiny, as if wet
"His eyes were glistening"
Synonyms:
smooth, shine, beam, glimmer, peek, radiate, polish, reflect, glance, smoothen, glitter, gleam, strike, glint, fall, glow
Dictionary of English Synonymes
glistenverb
Synonyms:
sparkle, glitter, shine fitfully
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "glisten":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #613 | light | |
| #1232 | fall | |
| #3336 | reflect | |
| #3880 | smooth | |
| #3884 | strike | |
| #4440 | glance | |
| #4835 | polish | |
| #5471 | beam | |
| #9051 | shine | |
| #9651 | glow | |
| #10274 | spark | |
| #14219 | sparkling | |
| #14424 | glitter | |
| #15218 | peek | |
| #17533 | sparkle | |
| #29626 | twinkle | |
| #33648 | glimmer | |
| #45294 | radiate | |
| #48023 | gleam | |
| #56223 | glint | |
| #56309 | scintillation | |
| #101627 | glisten | |
| #257374 | smoothen |
How to use glisten in a sentence?
Tis the witching hour of night, Orbed is the moon and bright, And the stars they glisten, glisten, Seeming with bright eyes to listen For what listen they?
Tis the witching hour of night, Orbed is the moon and bright, And the stars they glisten, glisten, Seeming with bright eyes to listen For what listen they
It’s been used for centuries and it’s used to glisten the body to beautify the dancer.
Translations for glisten
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- لمعArabic
- lesknout seCzech
- skinneDanish
- gleißen, glitzern, glänzenGerman
- briliEsperanto
- relucirSpanish
- برق زدنPersian
- kimaltaa, kimmeltää, kimmellys, kimallella, kimallusFinnish
- reluireFrench
- gléisIrish
- चमकनाHindi
- csillogHungarian
- փայլելArmenian
- 光る, 輝くJapanese
- splendescereLatin
- glinsterenDutch
- glinseNorwegian
- błyszczećPolish
- reluzirPortuguese
- luciRomanian
- сверкнуть, блеснуть, сверкать, блестетьRussian
- glittraSwedish
- 闪亮Chinese
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