glisten
pronunciation
How to pronounce glisten in British English:
UK [ˈglɪsn]
How to pronounce glisten in American English:
US [ˈɡlɪsən]
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- Noun:
- the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
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- Verb:
- be shiny, as if wet
Word Origin
- glisten (v.)
- Old English glisnian "to glisten, gleam," from Proto-Germanic *glis- (cognates: Old English glisian "to glitter, shine," Old Frisian glisa "to shine," Middle High German glistern "to sparkle," Old Danish glisse "to shine"), from PIE *ghleis-, from root *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives referring to bright materials and gold (see glass (n.), and compare glint and glad). Related: Glistened; glistening.
Example
- 1. Modern organic products glisten high shine pomade .
- 2. Heaps of raw chicken feet glisten on ice . A whiff of durian fruit wafts through the air .
- 3. Only the glisten of his eyes told her that he was looking directly into hers .
- 4. Modern organic products glisten volumizing spray .
- 5. Modern organic products glisten spray gloss .