glisten

Meaning

Verb

To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

Noun

A glistening shine from a wet surface.

Synonyms

glitter

shine

sparkle

❇️

gleam

twinkle

flash

shimmer

glimmer

glint

glister

glow

glare

radiate

beam

eradiate

reflect

blaze

scintillate

scintillation

tributary

twinkling

wink

😉

be bright

reflected light

shine brightly

fulgurate

be shiny

reflect light

blink

brighten

clean up

coruscate

coruscation

dazzle

flare

flicker

gleaming

glittering

irradiate

lightning

ray

reflex

select

sheen

spark

sparkling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡlɪsən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: glisnen

Inherited from Old English: glisnian

In summary

From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.