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adjective

Definition of glitteringnext
as in shimmering

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glittering

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verb

present participle of glitter
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light the queen's crown glittered under the glare of the TV lights

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Recent Examples of glittering
Adjective
At its heart is a massive, glittering lake, and the historic center of town has medieval architecture, Gothic churches, and cobblestone streets. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024 The nighttime inferno encroaching on Netflix’s glittering Sunset Boulevard headquarters? — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025 The Italian peninsula brings in millions of international tourists every year, drawn to the incredible diversity of the country: There are bustling cities, storybook-like villages, bucolic countryside, glittering beaches, and dramatic mountain peaks. — Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025 This glittering cohort of twelve brides has each brought their sense of personal style to their wedding day looks. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for glittering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glittering
  1. blinding
  2. scintillating
  3. glancing
  4. glaring
Adjective
  • Without that tip, the focus on O’Keefe’s death may have remained on a car accident in a blinding snow blizzard, hampering claims during the first trial that Read’s boyfriend had been killed inside the Fairview Road property and that his body had been dumped out in the snow.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
  • By morning, the ache had metastasized into a blinding migraine.
    — Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of blinding
Adjective
  • The attention required to keep up isn’t always rewarded by the most scintillating developments in a plot that tends more often to simmer on a medium flame than come to a boil.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Much like watching people paddle a boat, watching people carry heavy objects is not the most scintillating television.
    — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Definition of scintillating
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
  • Kentucky’s other glaring issue is interrupting the passing lanes.
    — The Athletic, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Perhaps the most glaring example of that was Ed, who was very into the 1990s swing craze and dressed in a way that reflected that.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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