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"roman": "shǎnguāng",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "闪光"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "閃耀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǎnyào",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "闪耀"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "glinse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "kimmeltää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "kimaltaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "kimallella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "reluire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "relucir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "glitzern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "glänzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "gleißen"
},
{
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "glänze"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "glitmunjan",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "stílbō",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "στίλβω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "marmaírō",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "μαρμαίρω"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "camaknā",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "चमकना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "csillog"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "luccicante"
},
{
"alt": "ひかる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hikaru",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "光る"
},
{
"alt": "かがやく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kagayaku",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "輝く"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "fulgeō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "niteō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "whakaira"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "kanapa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "wheriko"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "korakora"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "kōratarata"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "barq zadan",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "برق زدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "błyszczeć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "reluzir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blestétʹ",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блесте́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blesnútʹ",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "блесну́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sverkátʹ",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сверка́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sverknútʹ",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сверкну́ть"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "lesketati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "relucir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
"word": "rielar"
}
],
"word": "glisten"
}
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"ref": "1920, D.H. Lawrence, chapter 1, in Women in Love",
"text": "In his clear northern flesh and his fair hair was a glisten like sunshine refracted through crystals of ice.",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bljasǎk",
"sense": "glistening shine",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "блясък"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "glistening shine",
"word": "kimmellys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "glistening shine",
"word": "kimallus"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "glistening shine",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "glioscarnach"
}
],
"word": "glisten"
}
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