glistens 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of glisten

glistens

2 of 2

noun

plural of glisten

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of glistens
Noun
Next to a rocky limestone cliff, a small lake covered with lilies and algae glistens beside a crumbling 19th-century building that resembles an Ottoman bathhouse. Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glistens
Verb
  • Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.
    Micaela English, Flow Space, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Beneath the Saharan sun, Ghadames shimmers like a mirage—its labyrinthine Old Town a maze of mudbrick homes, painted with delicate geometric motifs and cooled by ancient foggaras.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • This technique often is used with fencing to create a visual barrier and to startle geese when the tape shimmers in the breeze.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The musical shines by blending humor with themes of reincarnation myths and mortality.
    Gloria Ngwa, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Glistens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glistens. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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