glent

intransitive verb

ˈglent, 

ˈglint

-ed/-ing/-s

1

dialectal, British

a

: to move quickly especially in an oblique direction

b

: to strike something obliquely and glance aside

2

dialectal, British : to look askance : look sideways at something

3

dialectal, British : gleam, flash, shine

Word History

Etymology

Middle English glenten to move quickly especially in an oblique direction, strike something obliquely and glance aside, look sideways at something, gleam, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse glettask to utter taunts, Norwegian dialect gletta to look, Swedish dialect glänta to clear up; akin to Old High German glanz bright, Russian glyadet' to look, Old English geolu yellow

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Rhymes for glent

• bent
• blent
• cent
• ent
• fent
• lent
• meant
• pent
• rent
• rente
• scent
• sent