Definition of glisten in English:

glisten

verb ˈɡlɪs(ə)nˈɡlɪs(ə)n

[no object]

(of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light.
（潮湿或油腻的东西）闪闪发光；闪闪发亮
his cheeks glistened with tears
他的脸颊因流泪而闪闪发亮。
Example sentencesExamples
- His immaculately combed coat glistened in the late afternoon sun and felt soft and silky under my fingers.
- They both looked across the ocean with the moonlight glistening off of the water.
- He pulled away after a few moments and smiled at me tears still glistening in his eyes.
- On a frosty morning, the sight of thousands of frozen droplets glistened like diamonds in the morning light.
- The street glistened with the sheen of light rainfall.
- Her golden curls glistened in the candlelight and her skin had an almost luminescent glow.
- Ripened fruit shone in the morning light, faintly glistening with dew drops.
- The moon shone on the water as it glistened beautifully.
- His beautiful dark eyes were glistening and a tear escaped running down his tanned cheek.
- When his carriage had grown tiny at the gate, her eyes were still glistening with unshed tears of anger.
- His tan skin was glistening with sweat and his jet-black hair was greasy.
- Her eyes green eyes and black hair glistened in the moonlight.
- His lightly muscled tanned bare skin glistened in the sun and he felt very much like an article on display.
- A new layer of snow was added to the tundra last night and it glistened brightly.
- His skin was glistening with sweat and he had his sleeves and pants rolled up.
- My friend had gone white, his eyes glazing over, sweat glistening on his forehead.
- The pale blue cobblestones glistened as the sun's rays sparkled on the light sheen of water.
- She looked at her sister, and her eyes began to glisten with moisture.
- The gear the soldiers wore glistened beautifully in the morning sun.
- The droplets of dew hung from the yellow furze and they glistened like a thousand diamonds.
Synonyms
shine, sparkle, twinkle, glint, glitter, catch the light, glimmer, shimmer, glow, flicker, blink, wink, flash
literary glister
rare coruscate, scintillate, fulgurate, effulge, luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce

noun ˈɡlɪs(ə)nˈɡlɪs(ə)n

A sparkling light reflected from something wet.
（潮湿的表面）反射的光亮
there was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip
她的上唇因出汗而晶莹发亮。
Example sentencesExamples
- My mom sat back, quietly eating her dinner, but the glisten in her eyes was evident.
- The fierce glisten of the candle caught the kitten's tawny eyes as she looked up.
- There was some guy, a curator, standing by me going, ‘the delicate brush strokes Vermeer used, look at the glisten on her lips, what do you see in her eyes?’
- The look soon disappeared, and I couldn't miss the competitive glisten in his eyes when he retrieved the ornament from the floor and tossed it back at me.
- She stared up at him, with a glisten of hatred in her eyes.
- The competitive glisten in his eyes was unmistakable, and I quickly took him up on his offer.
- After a storm, you look out the window to see the glisten of fresh snow blanketing the ground and thin icicles dangling from the trees.
- I thought I saw a tear glisten on his face before he returned the picture.
- Her eyes are Aquamarine, with a glisten in them, always.
- I saw a glisten on his right hand, it was pretty, yet familiar, gold ring.
- She quickly ran to her dresser, pulling the first drawer her open, her eyes searching for the glisten of gold.
- Rick noticed the glisten of unshed tears in his stepmother's eyes.
- It was an uplifting ceremony which saw a glisten in many an eye!
- He licked the glisten from her fur and nuzzled among the sensitive whiskers around her snout.
- She was screaming, hysterical, although her pale eyes were narrowed and without so much a glisten.
Synonyms
light, brightness, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, dazzle, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence

Origin

Old English glisnian, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German glisen. The noun dates from the mid 19th century.

Rhymes

christen, listen

Definition of glisten in US English:

glisten

verbˈɡlis(ə)nˈɡlɪs(ə)n

[no object]

(of something wet or greasy) shine; glitter.
（潮湿或油腻的东西）闪闪发光；闪闪发亮
his cheeks glistened with tears
他的脸颊因流泪而闪闪发亮。
Example sentencesExamples
- He pulled away after a few moments and smiled at me tears still glistening in his eyes.
- They both looked across the ocean with the moonlight glistening off of the water.
- Ripened fruit shone in the morning light, faintly glistening with dew drops.
- The moon shone on the water as it glistened beautifully.
- Her golden curls glistened in the candlelight and her skin had an almost luminescent glow.
- The pale blue cobblestones glistened as the sun's rays sparkled on the light sheen of water.
- My friend had gone white, his eyes glazing over, sweat glistening on his forehead.
- The droplets of dew hung from the yellow furze and they glistened like a thousand diamonds.
- Her eyes green eyes and black hair glistened in the moonlight.
- His lightly muscled tanned bare skin glistened in the sun and he felt very much like an article on display.
- His beautiful dark eyes were glistening and a tear escaped running down his tanned cheek.
- The street glistened with the sheen of light rainfall.
- When his carriage had grown tiny at the gate, her eyes were still glistening with unshed tears of anger.
- She looked at her sister, and her eyes began to glisten with moisture.
- On a frosty morning, the sight of thousands of frozen droplets glistened like diamonds in the morning light.
- His immaculately combed coat glistened in the late afternoon sun and felt soft and silky under my fingers.
- His tan skin was glistening with sweat and his jet-black hair was greasy.
- His skin was glistening with sweat and he had his sleeves and pants rolled up.
- A new layer of snow was added to the tundra last night and it glistened brightly.
- The gear the soldiers wore glistened beautifully in the morning sun.
Synonyms
shine, sparkle, twinkle, glint, glitter, catch the light, glimmer, shimmer, glow, flicker, blink, wink, flash

nounˈɡlis(ə)nˈɡlɪs(ə)n

A sparkling light reflected from something wet.
（潮湿的表面）反射的光亮
there was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip
她的上唇因出汗而晶莹发亮。
Example sentencesExamples
- She was screaming, hysterical, although her pale eyes were narrowed and without so much a glisten.
- Her eyes are Aquamarine, with a glisten in them, always.
- My mom sat back, quietly eating her dinner, but the glisten in her eyes was evident.
- She quickly ran to her dresser, pulling the first drawer her open, her eyes searching for the glisten of gold.
- After a storm, you look out the window to see the glisten of fresh snow blanketing the ground and thin icicles dangling from the trees.
- Rick noticed the glisten of unshed tears in his stepmother's eyes.
- I saw a glisten on his right hand, it was pretty, yet familiar, gold ring.
- She stared up at him, with a glisten of hatred in her eyes.
- There was some guy, a curator, standing by me going, ‘the delicate brush strokes Vermeer used, look at the glisten on her lips, what do you see in her eyes?’
- I thought I saw a tear glisten on his face before he returned the picture.
- The competitive glisten in his eyes was unmistakable, and I quickly took him up on his offer.
- The fierce glisten of the candle caught the kitten's tawny eyes as she looked up.
- It was an uplifting ceremony which saw a glisten in many an eye!
- The look soon disappeared, and I couldn't miss the competitive glisten in his eyes when he retrieved the ornament from the floor and tossed it back at me.
- He licked the glisten from her fur and nuzzled among the sensitive whiskers around her snout.
Synonyms
light, brightness, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, dazzle, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence

Origin

Old English glisnian, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German glisen. The noun dates from the mid 19th century.

单词	glisten
释义	Definition of glisten in English: glisten verb ˈɡlɪs(ə)nˈɡlɪs(ə)n [no object] (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light. （潮湿或油腻的东西）闪闪发光；闪闪发亮 his cheeks glistened with tears 他的脸颊因流泪而闪闪发亮。 Example sentencesExamples His immaculately combed coat glistened in the late afternoon sun and felt soft and silky under my fingers. They both looked across the ocean with the moonlight glistening off of the water. He pulled away after a few moments and smiled at me tears still glistening in his eyes. On a frosty morning, the sight of thousands of frozen droplets glistened like diamonds in the morning light. The street glistened with the sheen of light rainfall. Her golden curls glistened in the candlelight and her skin had an almost luminescent glow. Ripened fruit shone in the morning light, faintly glistening with dew drops. The moon shone on the water as it glistened beautifully. His beautiful dark eyes were glistening and a tear escaped running down his tanned cheek. When his carriage had grown tiny at the gate, her eyes were still glistening with unshed tears of anger. His tan skin was glistening with sweat and his jet-black hair was greasy. Her eyes green eyes and black hair glistened in the moonlight. His lightly muscled tanned bare skin glistened in the sun and he felt very much like an article on display. A new layer of snow was added to the tundra last night and it glistened brightly. His skin was glistening with sweat and he had his sleeves and pants rolled up. My friend had gone white, his eyes glazing over, sweat glistening on his forehead. The pale blue cobblestones glistened as the sun's rays sparkled on the light sheen of water. She looked at her sister, and her eyes began to glisten with moisture. The gear the soldiers wore glistened beautifully in the morning sun. The droplets of dew hung from the yellow furze and they glistened like a thousand diamonds. Synonyms shine, sparkle, twinkle, glint, glitter, catch the light, glimmer, shimmer, glow, flicker, blink, wink, flash literary glister rare coruscate, scintillate, fulgurate, effulge, luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce noun ˈɡlɪs(ə)nˈɡlɪs(ə)n A sparkling light reflected from something wet. （潮湿的表面）反射的光亮 there was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip 她的上唇因出汗而晶莹发亮。 Example sentencesExamples My mom sat back, quietly eating her dinner, but the glisten in her eyes was evident. The fierce glisten of the candle caught the kitten's tawny eyes as she looked up. There was some guy, a curator, standing by me going, ‘the delicate brush strokes Vermeer used, look at the glisten on her lips, what do you see in her eyes?’ The look soon disappeared, and I couldn't miss the competitive glisten in his eyes when he retrieved the ornament from the floor and tossed it back at me. She stared up at him, with a glisten of hatred in her eyes. The competitive glisten in his eyes was unmistakable, and I quickly took him up on his offer. After a storm, you look out the window to see the glisten of fresh snow blanketing the ground and thin icicles dangling from the trees. I thought I saw a tear glisten on his face before he returned the picture. Her eyes are Aquamarine, with a glisten in them, always. I saw a glisten on his right hand, it was pretty, yet familiar, gold ring. She quickly ran to her dresser, pulling the first drawer her open, her eyes searching for the glisten of gold. Rick noticed the glisten of unshed tears in his stepmother's eyes. It was an uplifting ceremony which saw a glisten in many an eye! He licked the glisten from her fur and nuzzled among the sensitive whiskers around her snout. She was screaming, hysterical, although her pale eyes were narrowed and without so much a glisten. Synonyms light, brightness, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, dazzle, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence Origin Old English glisnian, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German glisen. The noun dates from the mid 19th century. Rhymes christen, listen Definition of glisten in US English: glisten verbˈɡlis(ə)nˈɡlɪs(ə)n [no object] (of something wet or greasy) shine; glitter. （潮湿或油腻的东西）闪闪发光；闪闪发亮 his cheeks glistened with tears 他的脸颊因流泪而闪闪发亮。 Example sentencesExamples He pulled away after a few moments and smiled at me tears still glistening in his eyes. They both looked across the ocean with the moonlight glistening off of the water. Ripened fruit shone in the morning light, faintly glistening with dew drops. The moon shone on the water as it glistened beautifully. Her golden curls glistened in the candlelight and her skin had an almost luminescent glow. The pale blue cobblestones glistened as the sun's rays sparkled on the light sheen of water. My friend had gone white, his eyes glazing over, sweat glistening on his forehead. The droplets of dew hung from the yellow furze and they glistened like a thousand diamonds. Her eyes green eyes and black hair glistened in the moonlight. His lightly muscled tanned bare skin glistened in the sun and he felt very much like an article on display. His beautiful dark eyes were glistening and a tear escaped running down his tanned cheek. The street glistened with the sheen of light rainfall. When his carriage had grown tiny at the gate, her eyes were still glistening with unshed tears of anger. She looked at her sister, and her eyes began to glisten with moisture. On a frosty morning, the sight of thousands of frozen droplets glistened like diamonds in the morning light. His immaculately combed coat glistened in the late afternoon sun and felt soft and silky under my fingers. His tan skin was glistening with sweat and his jet-black hair was greasy. His skin was glistening with sweat and he had his sleeves and pants rolled up. A new layer of snow was added to the tundra last night and it glistened brightly. The gear the soldiers wore glistened beautifully in the morning sun. Synonyms shine, sparkle, twinkle, glint, glitter, catch the light, glimmer, shimmer, glow, flicker, blink, wink, flash nounˈɡlis(ə)nˈɡlɪs(ə)n A sparkling light reflected from something wet. （潮湿的表面）反射的光亮 there was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip 她的上唇因出汗而晶莹发亮。 Example sentencesExamples She was screaming, hysterical, although her pale eyes were narrowed and without so much a glisten. Her eyes are Aquamarine, with a glisten in them, always. My mom sat back, quietly eating her dinner, but the glisten in her eyes was evident. She quickly ran to her dresser, pulling the first drawer her open, her eyes searching for the glisten of gold. After a storm, you look out the window to see the glisten of fresh snow blanketing the ground and thin icicles dangling from the trees. Rick noticed the glisten of unshed tears in his stepmother's eyes. I saw a glisten on his right hand, it was pretty, yet familiar, gold ring. She stared up at him, with a glisten of hatred in her eyes. There was some guy, a curator, standing by me going, ‘the delicate brush strokes Vermeer used, look at the glisten on her lips, what do you see in her eyes?’ I thought I saw a tear glisten on his face before he returned the picture. The competitive glisten in his eyes was unmistakable, and I quickly took him up on his offer. The fierce glisten of the candle caught the kitten's tawny eyes as she looked up. It was an uplifting ceremony which saw a glisten in many an eye! The look soon disappeared, and I couldn't miss the competitive glisten in his eyes when he retrieved the ornament from the floor and tossed it back at me. He licked the glisten from her fur and nuzzled among the sensitive whiskers around her snout. Synonyms light, brightness, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, dazzle, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence Origin Old English glisnian, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German glisen. The noun dates from the mid 19th century.
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