glistening
pronunciation
How to pronounce glistening in British English:
UK ['glɪstnɪŋ]
How to pronounce glistening in American English:
US ['glɪstnɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- reflecting light
Word Origin
- glistening (adj.)
- late 14c., present participle adjective from glisten (v.).
Example
- 1. Glistening in the early morning , these insects look like creatures from another planet as dew gathers on their sleeping bodies .
- 2. We passed old mines and mountain ranges , red rock canyons and ranches blanketed by snow , glistening under the winter sun .
- 3. Autumn can be wonderful : bright , crisp days with brilliant blue skies , leaves in colours that lift the spirit , hedges glistening with jewel-like hips and haws .
- 4. It emerged from the sea dripping a trail of green , glistening seaweed ; spouts of water gushed in fountains from fields that lent it the sheen of an emerald .
- 5. He turned , tears glistening in his eyes , and said : " my one wish is to be able to die a martyr , to join my comrades from the anti-soviet jihad who have already reached paradise . "