glinting 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of glintingnext
as in gleaming

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glinting

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verb

present participle of glint
1
as in glittering
to shoot forth bursts of light the cat's eyes glinted in the moonlight

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2
as in glancing
to take a quick or hasty look the thief glinted around the corner to see if anyone was coming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glinting
  1. peeking
  2. glittering
  3. glancing
  4. blinding
  5. glaring
  6. flaring
Verb
  • However, my favorite combo is baggy jeans and the pointed-toe flats peeking out from underneath.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 Dec. 2024
  • His outfit consisted of a pair of teal drawstring shorts teamed with Calvin Klein underwear, the red waistband peeking out.
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of peeking
Adjective
  • Once removed, Lopez’s glittering statement necklace and earrings were seen.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Selena Quintanilla in Houston on Feb. 26, 1995 Undoubtedly Quintanilla's most iconic fashion moment, the singer took the Astrodome stage at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 1995 wearing a glittering purple jumpsuit.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of glittering
Adjective
  • Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.
    — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
Definition of glancing
Adjective
  • On a recent Saturday, a group of rank-and-file Democrats, standing in the blinding midday sun on a football field in Tucson, Arizona, spoke about their frustrations with their party.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
  • At least three people have died as a powerful system of storms sweeps across the a wide swathe of the central and southern of the United States, with another three killed in vehicle crashes as blinding winds whipped through Texas and Oklahoma.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of blinding
Adjective
  • For now, though, the most glaring question mark is at left guard.
    — Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • In some years, the misalignment is even more glaring: In 2023, 7.9 percent of people who filled out the survey self-declared as vegan or vegetarian, but only 1.8 percent actually ate that way consistently.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of glaring
Adjective
  • This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.
    — Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.
    — Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
Definition of flaring
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