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glinting definition

glinting


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  glint 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  glint 
 
  Sense  1 
  glitter,  glisten,  glint,  gleam,  shine 
  =>  spangle 
  =>  shimmer 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  glint 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  glint 
 
  Sense  1 
  glitter,  glisten,  glint,  gleam,  shine 
  =>  spangle 
  =>  shimmer 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  glint 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  glint 
 
  2  senses  of  glint 
 
  Sense  1 
  glitter,  glisten,  glint,  gleam,  shine 
  =>  look  appear,  seem 
 
  Sense  2 
  glance,  peek,  glint 
  =>  look 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  glint 
 
  glint  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  glint 
 
  Sense  1 
  glitter,  glisten,  glint,  gleam,  shine 
  =>  look  appear,  seem 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  glance,  peek,  glint 
  =>  look 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  glint 
 
  The  verb  glint  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  glitter,  glisten,  glint,  gleam,  shine  --  (be  shiny,  as  if  wet;  "His  eyes  were  glistening") 
  2.  (1)  glance,  peek,  glint  --  (throw  a  glance  at  take  a  brief  look  at  "She  only  glanced  at  the  paper";  glint"  is  archaic;  "I  only  peeked--I  didn't  see  anything  interesting") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  glinting 
 
  The  adj  glinting  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  aglitter,  fulgid,  glinting,  glistering,  glittering,  glittery,  scintillant,  scintillating,  sparkling,  sparkly  --  (having  brief  brilliant  points  or  flashes  of  light;  "bugle  beads  all  aglitter";  "glinting  eyes";  "glinting  water";  "his  glittering  eyes  were  cold  and  malevolent";  "shop  window  full  of  glittering  Christmas  trees";  "glittery  costume  jewelry";  "scintillant  mica";  "the  scintillating  stars";  "a  dress  with  sparkly  sequins";  "`glistering'  is  an  archaic  term") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  glinting 
 
  1  sense  of  glinting 
 
  Sense  1 
  aglitter(prenominal),  fulgid,  glinting,  glistering,  glittering,  glittery,  scintillant,  scintillating,  sparkling(postnominal),  sparkly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  bright)  ->  dull 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  glinting 
 
  1  sense  of  glinting 
 
  Sense  1 
  aglitter(prenominal),  fulgid,  glinting,  glistering,  glittering,  glittery,  scintillant,  scintillating,  sparkling(postnominal),  sparkly 
  =>  bright  (vs.  dull) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  glinting 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  glinting 
 
  glinting  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  glinting 
  glinting 
 
  Overview  of  verb  glint 
 
  The  verb  glint  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  glitter,  glisten,  glint,  gleam,  shine  --  (be  shiny,  as  if  wet;  "His  eyes  were  glistening") 
  2.  (1)  glance,  peek,  glint  --  (throw  a  glance  at  take  a  brief  look  at  "She  only  glanced  at  the  paper";  glint"  is  archaic;  "I  only  peeked--I  didn't  see  anything  interesting") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  glinting 
 
  The  adj  glinting  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  aglitter,  fulgid,  glinting,  glistering,  glittering,  glittery,  scintillant,  scintillating,  sparkling,  sparkly  --  (having  brief  brilliant  points  or  flashes  of  light;  "bugle  beads  all  aglitter";  "glinting  eyes";  "glinting  water";  "his  glittering  eyes  were  cold  and  malevolent";  "shop  window  full  of  glittering  Christmas  trees";  "glittery  costume  jewelry";  "scintillant  mica";  "the  scintillating  stars";  "a  dress  with  sparkly  sequins";  "`glistering'  is  an  archaic  term") 



glinting definition