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glints

glints is the plural 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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Questions about glints

What is glints the plural of?
Glints is the plural of glint.

Words near glints in the dictionary

  1. glintily
  2. glinting
  3. glintingly
  4. glintings
  5. Glinton
  6. glints
  7. glints in the milkman's eye
  8. glinty
  9. glio-
  10. glioblast
  11. glioblastoma

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