glints 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of glint
1
as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light the cat's eyes glinted in the moonlight

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2
as in glances
to take a quick or hasty look the thief glinted around the corner to see if anyone was coming

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glints

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noun

plural of glint
as in sparkles

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Recent Examples of glints
Verb
That, from time to time, during his endless task, the sun glints across the rock’s face in a way that reminds him that there were good times, or at least different times. — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 Soft breezes ripple through the sea grapes, and sunlight glints off the aquamarine shallows that surround Bahia Honda State Park. — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glints
  1. gleams
  2. glances
  3. glimmers
  4. flashes
  5. peeks
  6. twinkles
  7. shimmers
  8. shines
Verb
  • Like Beckham’s dress, the 100-percent silk dress softly gleams in the light.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.
    — Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Definition of gleams
Verb
  • The criss-crossings of coincidences and the overlapping bonds of acquaintance bring to the minute details of phone calls and handwritten notes, sly glances and trivial deceptions, a vast psychological reverberance.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • As God rains down sulfur and fire to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s wife glances back and turns into a pillar of salt.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Definition of glances
Noun
  • But there are glimmers of romance, too, courtesy of Hollis’ childhood boyfriend Jack, played by Timothy Olyphant.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • And, notes Fredriksen, in the big picture disasters of the Anthropocene, even glimmers are important.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
Definition of glimmers
Verb
  • Jennifer Garner flashes a smile at The Five Star Weekend Premiere held at The Hammer Museum on July 8 in Los Angeles.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Dent works to instill a culture of swift response anytime a light outside a room door flashes on.
    — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Definition of flashes
Verb
  • She’s represented here by a woman dematerializing headfirst, seemingly outlived only by her pendulous breasts, and a sparse landscape where a spectral figure peeks up from the bottom edge.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • In the early evening, just before dusk, the sun peeks through the trees and warms the bench.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of peeks
Noun
  • Perch yourself in the Hollywood Hills and watch as the city twinkles below at night.
    — Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026
  • In the evening, the whole place twinkles from the lights of a hundred lanterns and flares, which also serve to keep away mosquitoes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of twinkles
Verb
  • Both for the islanders and for us, the summer shimmers with a hallucinatory mixture of languor and emotional speed, as summers do in childhood.
    — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • This Kendra Scott necklace features a dainty, mother-of-pearl shell pendant that shimmers in the sunlight.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Definition of shimmers
Noun
  • Generating a test, refactoring a fragile selector or maintaining a test suite are the kinds of tasks where AI coding shines.
    — Ethan Pronev, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Interior defensive line shines, edge rushers still growing One of the major surprises of the spring was Will Smith Jr.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of shines

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