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glent

glent is the archaic form of glint.

Meaning of glint

Noun

glint (plural glints)

  1. A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
    • I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.
  2. (obsolete) A brief look; a glance.
    • "My name is Elphinstone, ma'am," said the young man, and then he cleared his throat and gave a glint at Mary, and grew redder in the face than ever.1849, chapter V, in Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland, of Sunnyside. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, page 147

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Forms of glent

Noun
pluralglents
Verb
third-person singular presentglents
present participleglenting
past participleglented
pastglented

Questions about glent

What is glent the archaic form of?
Glent is the archaic form of glint.

Words near glent in the dictionary

  1. Glenrowan West
  2. Glenroy
  3. glens
  4. Glens Falls
  5. Glenshee
  6. glent
  7. glented
  8. Glenthompson
  9. Glenthorne
  10. Glenties
  11. glenting

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