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glint

  [glint]
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–noun
1. a tiny, quick flash of light.
2. gleaming brightness; luster.
3. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace.
–verb (used without object)
4. to shine with a glint.
5. to move suddenly; dart.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cause to glint; reflect.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME glint, var. of obs. glent; cf. Dan glente, Sw dial. glänta to glimpse, brighten

Synonyms:
1. gleam, glimmer. 4. See flash.
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glint   (glĭnt)   
n.  
  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle: a glint of sunlight through the clouds.
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace: a glint of suspicion on his face.
intr.v.   glint·ed, glint·ing, glints
  1. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection: Her glasses glinted in the sunlight. See Synonyms at flash.
  2. To be reflected in small flashes: The moon glinted on the lake.

[Middle English glent, of Scandinavian origin; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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