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glistering

glistering adjective: glistening, glittering, gleaming, shining. Also the present participle and gerund of glister.

Adjective

glistering (comparative more glistering, superlative most glistering)

  1. Glistening, glittering, gleaming, shining.
    • The flying sparks are like the tiger's glistering eyes.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 216

Also used as

glistering is also the present participle and gerund of glister.

Forms of glistering

comparativemore glistering
superlativemost glistering
alternative formglistring

Words formed from glistering

Questions about glistering

What does glistering mean?
Glistering means glistening, glittering, gleaming, shining.
What part of speech is glistering?
Glistering is an adjective.

Words near glistering in the dictionary

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

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