glistening

Adjective

Synonyms: glossy lustrous sheeny shiny shining

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

reflecting light“glistening bodies of swimmers”“the horse's glossy coat”“lustrous auburn hair”“saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet”“shining white enamel”Synonyms: glossy lustrous sheeny shiny shining

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

glistening \glistening\ adj. Reflecting light readily or in large amounts; having a surface luster; reflecting light directly rather than scattering it.

Syn: glossy, nitid, sheeny, shiny. [WordNet 1.5]

Glisten \Glis"ten\ (gl[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, v. i.] To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.

Syn: See Flash. [1913 Webster]