glint
Use Glint in a sentence
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.
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verb (used with object)
6.
to cause to glint; reflect.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English glint, variant of obsolete glent; compare Danish glente, Swedish dialect glänta to glimpse, brighten
1400–50; late Middle English glint, variant of obsolete glent; compare Danish glente, Swedish dialect glänta to glimpse, brighten
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glint (ɡlɪnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to gleam or cause to gleam brightly |
| —n | |
| 2. | a bright gleam or flash |
| 3. | brightness or gloss |
| 4. | a brief indication |
| [C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect glänta, glinta to gleam] | |
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Word Origin & History
glint
1787, from Scottish, apparently an alteration of M.E. glenten "gleam, flash, glisten," from Scand. (cf. Norw. gletta "to look," dial. Swed. glinta "to shine"), from P.Gmc. *glent-, from PIE *ghlei- "to shine, glitter, glow, be warm" (see gleam). Introduced into Eng. by Burns.
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Example sentences
In the dim light they could see the glint of gold everywhere.
The walls glint gold in the late afternoon, as waves or particles of light scatter off the ancient bricks.
For the blind, there is a glint in the darkness: the possibility of artificial sight.
And some have nothing more than the glint of sparklers.
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