The meaning of GLISTENING is shining with reflected light. How to use glistening in a sentence.

GLISTENING definition: 1. present participle of glisten 2. to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface: . Learn more.

to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously. a glistening; sparkle. Glisten, shimmer, sparkle refer to different ways in which light is reflected from surfaces.

To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster: "Sweat ... trickled in streams down his face and glistened in his beard" (Lois Lowry). See Synonyms at flash. 2. To be reflected with a sparkling luster: "The sun …

If something glistens, it shines, usually because it is wet or oily. The calm sea glistened in the sunlight. Deborah's face was white and glistening with sweat.

Glistening things sparkle and shine with light. The glistening surface of a lake is especially beautiful as the sun rises in the morning.

Definition of glisten verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Glisten, shimmer, sparkle refer to different ways in which light is reflected from surfaces. Glisten refers to a lustrous light, as from something sleek or wet, or it may refer to myriads of tiny gleams reflected …

glistening, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

The meaning of GLISTEN is to give off a sparkling or lustrous reflection of or as if of a moist or polished surface. How to use glisten in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Glisten.