"glisten" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlɪsən/ Audio: en-uk-glisten.ogg Forms: glistens [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsən Etymology: From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰley-}}, {{inh|en|enm|glisnen}} Middle English glisnen, {{inh|en|ang|glisnian}} Old English glisnian, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*glisnōn}} Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*glisnōną}} Proto-Germanic *glisnōną Head templates: {{en-noun}} glisten (plural glistens)
  1. A glistening shine from a wet surface. Translations (glistening shine): блясък (bljasǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kimmellys (Finnish), kimallus (Finnish), glioscarnach [feminine] (Irish)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈɡlɪsən/ Audio: en-uk-glisten.ogg Forms: glistens [present, singular, third-person], glistening [participle, present], glistened [participle, past], glistened [past]
Rhymes: -ɪsən Etymology: From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰley-}}, {{inh|en|enm|glisnen}} Middle English glisnen, {{inh|en|ang|glisnian}} Old English glisnian, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*glisnōn}} Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*glisnōną}} Proto-Germanic *glisnōną Head templates: {{en-verb}} glisten (third-person singular simple present glistens, present participle glistening, simple past and past participle glistened)
  1. (intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Light Synonyms: coruscate, flash, gleam, glitter, glisten, luster, sheen, shimmer, shine, sparkle Hypernyms: illuminate, reflect Hyponyms: glint Translations (to reflect light with a glittering luster): στίλβω (stílbō) (Ancient Greek), μαρμαίρω (marmaírō) (Ancient Greek), لَمَعَ (lamaʕa) (Arabic), лъщя (lǎštja) (Bulgarian), блестя (blestja) (Bulgarian), 輝耀 (Chinese Mandarin), 辉耀 (huīyào) (Chinese Mandarin), 閃光 (Chinese Mandarin), 闪光 (shǎnguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 閃耀 (Chinese Mandarin), 闪耀 (shǎnyào) (Chinese Mandarin), glinse (Danish), fulmeti (Esperanto), malseke rebrili (Esperanto), kimmeltää (Finnish), kimaltaa (Finnish), kimallella (Finnish), reluire (French), relucir (Galician), glitzern (German), glänzen (German), gleißen (German), glänze [Alemannic-German] (German), 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan) (Gothic), चमकना (camaknā) (Hindi), csillog (Hungarian), luccicare (Italian), 光る (hikaru) (alt: ひかる) (Japanese), 輝く (kagayaku) (alt: かがやく) (Japanese), fulgeō (Latin), niteō (Latin), whakaira (Maori), kanapa (Maori), wheriko (Maori), korakora (Maori), kōratarata (Maori), برق زدن (barq zadan) (Persian), błyszczeć (Polish), reluzir (Portuguese), блесте́ть (blestétʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), блесну́ть (blesnútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), сверка́ть (sverkátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сверкну́ть (sverknútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), lesketati (Slovene), relucir (Spanish), rielar (Spanish)
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          "sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
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          "sense": "to reflect light with a glittering luster",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "glisnian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English glisnian",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*glisnōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*glisnōną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *glisnōną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "glistens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "glisten (plural glistens)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A glistening shine from a wet surface."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shine",
          "shine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡlɪsən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪsən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-glisten.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/En-uk-glisten.ogg/En-uk-glisten.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/En-uk-glisten.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "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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