lustering

verb

variants or lustring
present participle of luster
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustering
  1. gleaming
  2. flashing
  3. glittering
  4. shining
  5. shimmering
  6. glinting
  7. glistening
Verb
  • At the end of the street is the imposing Gringotts bank with its colossal marble columns and gleaming chandeliers hanging down from a domed ceiling.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The model and entrepreneur has spent years of her extremely busy life rebranding flip-flops from beach-only footwear to a gleaming symbol of elevated personal style.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 July 2026
Definition of gleaming
Verb
  • Rookies are flashing Receiver Caleb Douglas flashed a number of times during camp’s first week, as did linebacker Jacob Rodiguez, and safety Michael Taaffe.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The dealmaking machinery seems stalled at some studios due to legalistic clashes over mergers, but at Continental Pictures, the green lights are flashing.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Definition of flashing
Verb
  • Where real-life terrors might be decked in the glittering garb of fairy tale, and thus fooled, challenged and ultimately overcome.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • As well as the sculptures, there’s an extensive display of the artist’s one-of-a-kind, glittering jewelry pieces.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of glittering
Verb
  • There are a few brief, shining glimpses of the chemistry and character moments that made the first movie such a joy—like the early party scene where the team tries to lift Thor’s hammer—but Ultron is otherwise a slog.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe, but not every genre-blending show will benefit from Game of Thrones’s halo shining on AKOTSK.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of shining
Verb
  • Plush owls are packed into the kind of old-fashioned leather cases which feature prominently in the Potter films while toys of the stars sit on shimmering circular brass shelves next to decorative magical artifacts such as candles and crystal balls.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • An InStyle editor breaks down the details of her dresses, from an ethereal blue tulle reception number to her shimmering gold after-party look.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Definition of shimmering
Verb
  • The glinting metal of the Devil’s watch chain flashed in her mind, his hair and his teeth.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The crowd was glitzy—Goyard bags strewn over orange day-bed mattresses, Rolexes glinting—but at ease and not partying wildly like those further down the beach.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of glinting
Verb
  • This lush set captures a garden at dawn, with dewdrops glistening alongside 3D orchids and calla lilies.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Muchová faded from the set after that, leaving the court at the set break while Gauff remained, unbothered by the sun and the sweat glistening on her shoulders.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of glistening
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“Lustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustering. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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