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A quick flash or sparkle of light. "The child's eyes sparkled with a mischievous glint as he plotted a playful prank." Detailed meaning of glint. It typically refers to a small and brief gleam that catches the eye, often caused by reflection or refraction of light off a shiny or reflective surface.
Definition of glint. 1. as in to gleam. to shoot forth bursts of light the cat's eyes glinted in the moonlight. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. gleam. flash. twinkle. shimmer. sparkle. shine. glisten. glitter. glimmer. glow. lustre. glance. wink. flame. scintillate. glister. luster.
glint. verb. /ɡlɪnt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to produce small bright flashes of light The sea glinted in the moonlight. The sun glinted on the windows. Thesaurus. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
glint noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun glint mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun glint. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
1. c1440–. intransitive. To move quickly, esp. obliquely; to glance aside; = glent v. 1a, 1b. c1440. Suche a dynt That thurgh his hede hit glynt. Partonope 1036. … 1848. From the mirth of sunny Leofwine sorrow glints aside. E. Bulwer-Lytton, Harold vol. I. iv. iii. 253. Show more quotations. Cite. Historical thesaurus. 2.a. c1440–.
a quick flash of light that shines from something or is reflected from it. glint. verb [ I ] (Definition of glint from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of glint. in Chinese (Traditional) （由於表面反射而）閃爍，閃光, （眼睛）閃閃發光, 閃爍，閃光… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （由于表面反射而）闪烁，闪光, （眼睛）闪闪发光, 闪烁，闪光… See more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the noun glint mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun glint. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
