glint — /glint/, n. 1. a tiny, quick flash of light. 2. gleaming brightness; luster. 3. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace. v.i. 4. to shine with a glint. 5. to move suddenly; dart. v.t. 6. to cause to glint; reflect. [1400 50; … Universalium
Glint — (gl[i^]nt), n. [OE. glent.] A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] He saw a glint of light. Ramsay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glint — Glint, v. t. To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glint — [glint] vi. [ME glenten, prob. < Scand, as in Swed dial glänta, akin to MHG glinzen, to glint, Ger glänzen, to shine < IE * ghlendh < base * ĝhel , to shine > GLOW, GLASS] 1. to shine or reflect with intermittent flashes of light;… … English World dictionary
Glint — Glint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v. i.] To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter. Burns. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glint — 1787, from Scottish, where apparently it survived as an alteration of M.E. glenten gleam, flash, glisten (mid 15c.), from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. gletta to look, dial. Swed. glinta to shine ), from P.Gmc. *glent , from PIE *ghel to shine … Etymology dictionary
glint — vb glance, gleam, *flash, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
glint — [n] sparkle flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glitter, look, shine, trace, twinkle; concepts 411,624,628 … New thesaurus
glint — ► VERB ▪ give out or reflect small flashes of light. ► NOUN ▪ a small flash of light, especially a reflected one. ORIGIN originally in the sense «move quickly or obliquely»: variant of dialect glent, probably Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
glint — glint1 [ glınt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to shine with quick flashes of light 2. ) if someone s eyes glint, they show a strong emotion such as anger glint glint 2 [ glınt ] noun count 1. ) a quick flash of light 2. ) a sudden quick appearance of a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
