beglistening
beglistening is the present participle and gerund of beglisten.
Meaning of beglisten
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
Questions about beglistening
- What is beglistening the present participle and gerund of?
- Beglistening is the present participle and gerund of beglisten.
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