glisten
4 synonyms for glisten, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To shine with a sparkling, glittering light.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, which came from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.
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