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glis·ter Audio Help   (glĭs'tər) Pronunciation Key
intr.v.   glis·tered, glis·ter·ing, glis·ters
To glisten.

n.   Glitter; brilliance.

[Middle English glisteren, probably from Middle Dutch glinsteren or Middle Low German glisteren; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glistering
adjective
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "'glistering' is an archaic term"

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