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What (who) is Glisten - definition
glisten
(glistens, glistening, glistened)
If something glistens, it shines, usually because it is wet or oily.
The calm sea glistened in the sunlight...
Darcy's face was white and glistening with sweat.
VERB: V, V with n
glisten
¦ verb (of something wet or greasy) shine or sparkle.
¦ noun a sparkling light reflected from something wet.
Origin
OE glisnian, of Gmc origin.
glisten
v. n.; (also glister)
Sparkle, glitter, shine fitfully. See glance.
Examples of use of Glisten
1. Medals glisten on his chest and his white gloves are spotless.
2. Then there is the view –– in the distance, the blue waters of Tokyo Bay glisten.
3. It‘s a hideous mistake." All across these remote islands, strips of silver glisten in the sun.
4. In front of him are eight mother–of–pearl spoons, each piled high with roe that glisten like dark jewels.
5. "White Christmas" is an achingly nostalgic ballad, evoking a rural America where treetops glisten and sleigh bells ring.