beglisten
beglisten verb: to glisten all about.
Verb
beglisten (third-person singular simple present beglistens, present participle beglistening, simple past and past participle beglistened)
- To glisten all about.
- I see a deep deep sky, Which wears a crown of gold-tipped clouds, In which beglisten stars.1998, Patience Worth, The Light from Beyond
- To cause or make to glisten all about.
- But here, methinks, most witching-succulent For orgy of Elsinore, 't were this old wine Of Capri's isle, beglisten'd with aquamarine Of the groined grotto, where the naked diver Turns fish of silver, in the upslanting gold Of liquid-burning [...]1950, Percy MacKaye, The mystery of Hamlet, King of Denmark
Forms of beglisten
| third-person singular present | beglistens |
|---|---|
| present participle | beglistening |
| past participle | beglistened |
| past | beglistened |
Origin of beglisten
From be- (“about”) + glisten.
Questions about beglisten
- What does beglisten mean?
- Beglisten means to glisten all about.
- What part of speech is beglisten?
- Beglisten is a verb.
- What is the past tense of beglisten?
- The past tense of beglisten is beglistened.
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