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glistered

glistered is the simple past and past participle of glister.

Meaning of glister

Verb

glister (third-person singular simple present glisters, present participle glistering, simple past and past participle glistered)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To gleam, glisten, or coruscate.
    • All that gliſters is not gold.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about glistered

What is glistered the simple past and past participle of?
Glistered is the simple past and past participle of glister.

Words near glistered in the dictionary

  1. glisteningly
  2. glistenings
  3. glistens
  4. glisteny
  5. glister
  6. glistered
  7. glistering
  8. glisteringly
  9. glisters
  10. glistring
  11. glisé

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