as in gleaming
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as in glittering
to shoot forth bursts of light
the cat's eyes glinted in the moonlight
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as in glancing
to take a quick or hasty look
the thief glinted around the corner to see if anyone was coming
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glinting
Verb
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This translated to office sirens walking in knits with cut-outs, slashed shirting, and slacks that had boxers peeking over the waistline, proving that business will not be as usual come autumn — and that’s a good thing.—
Irina Grechko,
refinery29.com,
25 Feb. 2025 -
It’s finished with rows of pretty pearl buttons at the cuffs, so the sweater makes a statement on its own or with the cuffs peeking out of a blazer.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Outside of the emotional rollercoaster of Keisha and Justin’s romance, the series offers generous and glittering depictions of family, friendship and young adulthood.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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Leave it to Cartier to make the night’s most glittering party feel like an intimate encore.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2024
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Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.—
Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Still, some options will also include a red light setting, which produces less of a blinding effect for others, and strobe effects for emergency signaling.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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The spherical object reportedly then burst into a blinding bright light.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This user experience gap is a glaring oversight that leaves many customers frustrated, confused and wondering if the futuristic fintech promises were just clever marketing.—
Sal Rehmetullah,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Brunson’s game-winning, ice-cold three only numbed the pain the Knicks endured — pain a better opponent will continue to impose on a team that has shown more glaring holes than bright spots.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2024
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Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.—
Julie Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2023
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“Glinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glinting. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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