[syn: glance, peek, glint]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glint \Glint\ (gl[i^]nt), n. [OE. glent.]
A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] "He saw a glint of
light." --Ramsay.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glint \Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glinted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glinting.] [OE. glenten. Cf. Glance, v. i., Glitter, v.
i.]
To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to
glitter. --Burns.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glint \Glint\, v. t.
To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
glint
n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark,
glint]
2: a spatially localized brightness
v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn:
glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]
2: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at
the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything
interesting" [syn: glance, peek, glint]