adj
Meaning 1
Brightly sparkling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
glittering
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈɡlɪtəɹɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Valuable, desirable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 3
The appearance of something that glitters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of glitter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aglitter(p), coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: блестящ (blestjašt) — brightly sparkling
- Bulgarian: лъскав (lǎskav) — brightly sparkling
- Chinese Mandarin: 闪耀的 — brightly sparkling
- Esperanto: briletanta — brightly sparkling
- Finnish: kimalteleva — brightly sparkling
- Finnish: kimaltava — brightly sparkling
- French: étincelant — brightly sparkling
- Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale) — brightly sparkling
- German: glitzernd — brightly sparkling
- German: funkelnd — brightly sparkling
- Ancient Greek: στιλπνός (stilpnós) — brightly sparkling
- Hindi: चमकीला (camkīlā) — brightly sparkling
- Hungarian: csillogó — brightly sparkling
- Latin: coruscus — brightly sparkling
- Persian: لپان (lepân) — brightly sparkling
- Portuguese: cintilante — brightly sparkling
- Russian: блиста́ющий (blistájuščij) — brightly sparkling
- Russian: сверка́ющий (sverkájuščij) — brightly sparkling
- Spanish: chispeante — brightly sparkling