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# glisten

verb (glisten, glistens, glistened, glistening)

«glisten» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To glisten means to shine with a soft, sparkly light because something is wet or oily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#m1)
2. Eyes glisten when they are full of tears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and descriptive writing, glisten is a lovely word for wet things shining: dew on grass, a seal's skin, a road after rain. It helps the reader see and feel the scene. Phrases: glisten with sweat, glistening with tears, glistening snow.

### Examples

- Dew glistened on the grass in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#x1)
- The seal's wet fur glistened in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#x2)
- Her eyes glistened with tears at the end of the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#x3)
- The road glistened after the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#x4)
- His forehead glistened with sweat after the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#x5)
- The fresh snow glistened under the street lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#x6)
- The cherries glistened in the bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#x7)
- From every twig glistened a white radiance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/#x8)

### Note

The «t» is silent: say «GLISS-en». Glisten is used mostly for wet or oily shine; glitter is for tiny flashing sparkles, and glint for a quick flash of light.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glisten» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glisten/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glisten» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glisten.html) on Mova free.