kiiltää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burnish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
- gleam noun A brief or faint flash of light.
- glitter noun Tiny, shiny decorative particles, or a sparkling light.
- luster noun A gentle shine or sheen, especially on a surface like metal, hair, or pearls.
- sheen noun A soft shine or gloss on a surface.
- shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.
Senses
kiiltää is used for these senses in English:
- burnish (figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- gleam To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
- glitter To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
- luster (intransitive, now, _, rare) To have luster, to gleam, to shine.
- sheen (rare, intransitive, poetic) To shine; to glisten.
- shine (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.
burnish — full definition
- verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
- verb For a stag to rub the soft covering off its new antlers.
- verb To make someone or something look more impressive or respected.
- verb To become smooth and shiny, or start to gleam.
gleam — full definition
- noun A brief or faint flash of light.
- verb To shine faintly or briefly.
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