glistened

verbshimmer

Synonyms for glistened

verb shimmer

Antonyms for glistened

dull

Word Origin & History

Old English glisnian "to glisten, gleam," from Proto-Germanic *glis- (cf. Old Frisian glisa "to shine," Middle High German glistern "to sparkle," Old Danish glisse "to shine"), from PIE *ghleis-, from root *ghel- "to shine, glitter, glow, be warm" (see glass). Related: Glistened; glistening.

Example Sentences for glistened

Cecilia wore a silver crown, in which glistened the most brilliant of pearls.

"It was the way my father explained it to me," he said, with eyes that glistened a little.

The tears were in his eyes and on his cheeks, and glistened in the virgin beard.

I looked down to hide the moisture that glistened in my eyes.

They glistened with moisture, but the air, though cold and damp, was fresh.

Its garments too glistened so much the brighter with an illusory magnificence.

Both pupils and irides were black, and glistened like the eyes of a weasel.

In the moonlight it glistened like a palace of frosted silver.

And everything which was on the table gleamed and glistened.

Outside, the silent night sparkled, glistened, and finally paled.