glitters 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of glitter
as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light the queen's crown glittered under the glare of the TV lights

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glitters

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noun

plural of glitter
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as in sparkles

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as in appliqués

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Recent Examples of glitters
Verb
Geena Davis glitters in a red gown at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony in France on May 23. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitters
  1. gleams
  2. twinkles
  3. embroideries
  4. shimmers
  5. shines
  6. figures
  7. sparkles
  8. glimmers
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
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
Noun
  • Her own granddaughter's baptism dress included embroideries copied from that dress.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Whimsical elements come through in Anna Sui’s mixed media appliqués and ruffle trims on jeans and denim skirts, Chanel’s denim coordinates covered in clear sequins, Kenzo’s sets decorated with flower embroideries and Stella McCartney’s jeans with carnival stripes.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
Definition of embroideries
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
Noun
  • Beyond the figures, a scroll of social media or a quick scan of the girlies at airports and Pilates reformer studios in major cities will tell you that Alo continues to capture serious athleisure market share.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of figures
Verb
  • This episode sparkles in part thanks to guest stars like Seth Rogen, Fred Savage, and even Fox executive Peter Chernin being willing to poke fun at themselves.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
  • Shakira sparkles during her World Cup halftime show performance in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of sparkles
Noun
  • But take a closer look and the report actually provides glimmers of hope.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • There were glimmers of form from Yoane Wissa (DR Congo) and Anthony Elanga (Sweden), both of whom need to hit the ground running in the coming season.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of glimmers

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