Antonyms for glistening


Grammar : Adj
Spell : glis-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglɪs ən


Definition of glistening

Origin :
  • 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.
  • adj glossy
Example sentences :
  • His body was glistening, his cheeks were flushed, his eyes were burning with joy.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • His cheeks were hollow and hectic, his eyes were glistening as with fever, his chest heaved.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Before us were two colossal statues of glistening white crystal.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • His voice was choked and his pale face was glistening with perspiration.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • Glistening with white and yellow and blue, it was pronounced superb.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • Meantime her bare arm, which she had not wiped, was glistening and dripping with water.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • The Glistening Coprinus is a small but common and beautiful species.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • When he got to Tetuan the white city was glistening under the setting sun.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • Her eyes were glistening with unshed tears, and sometimes her mouth was twitching.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • I love to be among them and to look at their glistening eyes!
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for glistening

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