Synonyms of glinted

glinted

verb

past tense of glint

1

as in gleamed

to shoot forth bursts of light

the cat's eyes glinted in the moonlight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleamed
• shimmered
• flashed
• shone
• glistened
• sparkled
• glittered
• twinkled
• glimmered
• glowed
• glanced
• winked
• spangled
• scintillated
• flamed
• lustered
• winkled
• glistered
• coruscated
• beamed
• radiated
• dazzled
• blinded
• glared
• flared
• dazed
• blazed
• burned
• bedazzled

2

as in glanced

to take a quick or hasty look

the thief glinted around the corner to see if anyone was coming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glanced
• peeked
• glimpsed
• squinted
• dipped
• browsed
• skimmed
• scanned
• peeped
• blinked
• raked
• keeked
• looked over
• perused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stared
• gazed
• examined
• questioned
• surveyed
• studied
• peered
• viewed
• overlooked
• oversaw
• pried
• leered
• gawked
• goggled
• rubbernecked
• ogled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glinted

After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026

The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

Beaded coats glinted with star-chart embroidery. — ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026

In 2023, astronomers reported that some of these satellites were already photobombing images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, as sunlight glinted off their surfaces leaving bright trails that erase, obscure or mimic genuine cosmic signals. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025

Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025

His eyes glinted with triumph at his achievement and defiance toward anyone who might think a 92-year-old man needed an escort for such a task. — Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025

Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025