glisten

Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪsən/

The English word “glisten” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

noun

A glistening shine from a wet surface.

Etymology

From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.

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