Synonyms of glinting

glinting 1 of 2

adjective

as in gleaming

Related Words

• gleaming
• glistening
• shimmering
• glittering
• glancing
• blinding
• flashing
• sparkling
• twinkling
• glaring
• winking
• flickering
• glimmering
• shimmery
• scintillant
• flaring
• scintillating
• gemmy
• aglitter
• glistering
• agleam
• sunny
• blazing
• flaming
• shining
• burnished
• burning
• shined
• polished
• coruscant
• ardent
• dazzling
• red-hot
• shiny
• fiery
• lambent
• lustrous
• effulgent
• refulgent
• radiant
• luminous
• ablaze
• beaming
• incandescent
• combusting
• glowing
• splendid
• brilliant
• lucent
• fulgent
• sheeny
• candescent
• lucid
• bedazzling
• clear
• bright
• ultrabright
• superbright

Dissimilar Words

• dim
• dull
• dark
• blackened
• dusky
• darkened
• obscure
• lackluster
• gloomy
• obscured
• darkling
• somber
• pitch-black
• dimmed
• murky
• unlit
• lightless
• darkish
• pitch-dark
• shadowy
• darksome
• cloudy
• pale
• gray
• unbright
• shady
• unbrilliant
• tenebrous
• leaden
• sunless
• shadowlike
• palish

glinting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of glint

1

as in glittering

to shoot forth bursts of light

the cat's eyes glinted in the moonlight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleaming
• glittering
• shining
• shimmering
• flashing
• glistening
• sparkling
• twinkling
• glimmering
• glowing
• glancing
• glistering
• winking
• scintillating
• spangling
• coruscating
• flaming
• winkling
• lustering
• beaming
• radiating
• blinding
• dazzling
• glaring
• flaring
• blazing
• bedazzling
• burning
• dazing

2

as in glancing

to take a quick or hasty look

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glancing
• peeking
• glimpsing
• squinting
• dipping
• browsing
• skimming
• scanning
• peeping
• raking
• keeking
• looking over
• blinking
• perusing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• staring
• gazing
• examining
• surveying
• overlooking
• studying
• questioning
• overseeing
• viewing
• peering
• prying
• leering
• gawking
• goggling
• ogling
• rubbernecking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glinting

Verb

In their gowns and bowties, guests giddily slurp mounds of glinting caviar off the back of their hand. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026

No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

His tight chord stabs, jazzy voicings and glinting tone are an indelible sonic signature, up there with Louis Armstrong’s trumpet blasts and Aretha Franklin’s rolling, tolling gospel piano. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

In the gutter, the usual New Orleans blend of litter and live-oak leaves was topped by a shimmering layer of pink fish scales glinting in the sun. — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

The path down is picturesque, but peppered with black snakes glinting in the sun. — Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026

For most of the second half of Friday night’s semifinal game against Houston at T-Mobile Center, the Hall of Fame coach covered his mouth with his knuckles, his silver wedding band glinting under the lights. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026

Champagne wears a glinting gold fanny pack (bags, after all, can be confiscated), and both have their phones tethered to wrist straps, so hands remain free to rummage. — Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026

But when members of the Los Angeles Police Department strode onto the campus of Studio City’s Harvard-Westlake School, the sun was glinting once again on the surface of its pool, a 50-meter beauty that had been shipped all the way from Mantua, Italy, in 2012. — Deanna Kizis, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026