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glint

Pronunciation: /ɡlɪnt/

The English word “glint” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
  2. A brief look; a glance.

adjective

  1. Not sharp; dull.

verb

  1. To flash or gleam briefly.
  2. To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
  3. To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
  4. To dry; to wither.

Etymology

15th century. Borrowed from Scots glint, from Middle English glenten (“to shine, gleam; flash”), probably from Old Norse *glenta, from Proto-Germanic *glantijaną, causitive of Proto-Germanic *glintaną (“to gleam, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”). Cognate with Danish glente, Swedish glänta, Norwegian Nynorsk gletta (“to peep, look”), Middle High German glinzen; compare also…

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