glistered

verb

past tense of glister
as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light the dew glistered in the soft light of the early morning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glistered
  1. gleamed
  2. flashed
  3. glinted
  4. shimmered
  5. glittered
Verb
  • That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
    — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Definition of gleamed
Verb
  • Gold jewelry that flashed its minor dazzle, its subtle good taste.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The cheers that erupted when King flashed on the screen were like no other.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of flashed
Verb
  • 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
Definition of glinted
Verb
  • The outfits shimmered in brilliant colors depending on the lighting, with gold and red most prominent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Through floor-to-ceiling windows, Rwanda’s Lake Ruhondo shimmered below the hills, and mountain peaks rose in the distance.
    — Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shimmered
Verb
  • In a sartorial 180, the star embraced another revealing style moment in a sheer gold Fendi dress that glittered from every angle.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Kelly Rowland glittered in a gold cowl-neck dress after presenting the Ultimate Icon Award to Sylvia Rhone.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of glittered
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