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glitter
[ glit-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.
- to make a brilliant show.
noun
- a sparkling reflected light or luster.
Synonyms: sparkle
- showy splendor.
- small glittering ornaments.
glitter
/ ˈɡlɪtə /
verb
- (of a hard, wet, or polished surface) to reflect light in bright flashes
- (of light) to be reflected in bright flashes
- usually foll by with to be decorated or enhanced by the glamour (of)
the show glitters with famous actors
noun
- sparkle or brilliance
- show and glamour
- tiny pieces of shiny decorative material used for ornamentation, as on the skin
- Also calledsilver thaw ice formed from freezing rain
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Derived Forms
- ˈglitteringly, adverb
- ˈglittery, adjective
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Other Words From
- glitter·ing·ly adverb
- outglitter verb (used with object)
- un·glitter·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glitter1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glitter1
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris in fishnets, high heels, and glitter could be a great gag.
I sew, glue, glitter, cut, and tie numerous things onto my products to make the final creation.
Or that one time Mariah Carey rambled four minutes about butterflies and then blew glitter into the wind?
Beyoncé Covers Flaunt Magazine In Only Glitter: If you like it, then you should put some glitter on it.
Beyonce covers the newest issue of Flaunt magazine wearing nothing but shimmering gold glitter.
I only saw the glitter of a bayonet which a Mexican thrust into his shoulder, at the very moment he was helping me up.
The glitter of the Count's eyes fascinated him, and while under their spell he saw as the Count saw, felt as he felt.
She held out her clasped hands to him and the serpent-ring on her finger seemed to mock him with its uncanny glitter.
They were beyond the reach of money—beyond the glitter of gold—far from the cry of anguish.
The harness is extremely gay, painted in all colours, red and blue and yellow, and made up with bits of tinsel and glitter.
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