glisten Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
    glister; scintillation; glitter; sparkle.
  2. verb be shiny, as if wet
    shine; glint; glitter; gleam.
    • His eyes were glistening

WordNet

Glis"ten intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, v. i.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Glistened ; present participle & verbal noun Glistening
Definitions
  1. To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars. Syn. -- See Flash.

Webster 1913