glint

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15th century. Borrowed from Scots glint; from Middle English glenten; probably alteration of Norse, Old; from German, Middle High (ca.1050-1500) glinzen; from Proto-Germanic *glintaną, *glintjaną; from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-. Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡlɪnt/

Noun

glint (plural glints)

1. A short flash of light.

   I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.

Translations

• German: Glitzern
• Russian: вспы́шка
• Spanish: brillo

Adjective

glint

1. (archaic, Shropshire, of a blade) Not sharp; dull.

   The knife is glint.

Verb

glint (glints, present participle glinting; past and past participle glinted)

1. (intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly.

   A wedding ring glinted on her finger.

2. (intransitive) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
   • 1785, Robert Burns, The Holy Fair

     The rising sun owre Galston muirs, / Wi' glorious light was glintin'

3. (transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
   • 1980, Inquiry Magazine

     The scientists theorized that a meteoroid, ranging in size from a speck of dust to a marble, might have struck the satellite and chipped off a bit of debris that glinted a ray of sun back on the Vela's second sensor […]

4. (archaic, Shropshire, transitive) To dry; to wither.

   The sun glints grass and corn.

Translations

• German: glitzern
• Russian: вспы́хивать

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