What are some alternative words for glisten?
Synonyms for glisten
ˈglɪs ən
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Princeton's WordNet
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle(verb)
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
Synonyms:
twinkle, sparkle, spark, sparkling, glitter, light, glister, scintillation, coruscationglitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine(verb)
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
glisten(v. n.)
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 | |
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#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?
It’s been used for centuries and it’s used to glisten the body to beautify the dancer.
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?
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