glint

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: flickersparkglitterglistengleamshineglancepeek

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a momentary flash of lightSynonyms: flickerspark
  2. a spatially localized brightness

Verb (2)

  1. be shiny, as if wet“His eyes were glistening”Synonyms: glitterglistengleamshine
  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”Synonyms: glancepeek
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Glint \Glint\ (gl[i^]nt), n. [OE. glent.] A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] "He saw a glint of light." --Ramsay. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Glint \Glint\, v. t. To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye. [1913 Webster]
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