spangling

verb

present participle of spangle
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light in typical Las Vegas fashion, the showgirls' sequined costumes spangled gloriously

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Recent Examples of spangling Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Costume designer Dede Ayite gives joy cloth form, with neon orange and yellow fringe climbing side seams, stars spangling bell-bottoms, wings sprouting from shoulders, fur as gnarly as Cousin Itt metastasizing from cuffs. — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spangling
  1. gleaming
  2. glittering
  3. glinting
  4. shimmering
  5. flashing
  6. shining
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
  • 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
  • This androgynous look was paired with Louboutin pumps and glittering Bulgari jewels.
    — Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Definition of glittering
Verb
  • In their gowns and bowties, guests giddily slurp mounds of glinting caviar off the back of their hand.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Definition of glinting
Verb
  • Complete with shimmering ivory sequins, an open back, and a dramatic train, the futuristic silhouette felt perfectly in step with the film’s otherworldly aesthetic.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • The five-year-old could be seen rocking a red T-shirt while throwing shimmering streamers open before a window, where pink and red balloons floated outside.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of shimmering
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
  • Along the path of totality, observers will see the sun’s corona shining around the silhouetted moon — an experience widely regarded as one of nature’s greatest spectacles.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In the dimmed light of a hospital room in Nevada, the placenta — blue and shining — has just delivered.
    — Mara Evans, STAT, 27 July 2026
Definition of shining

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“Spangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spangling. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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