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Glitzern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glint noun A brief flash of light, often reflected off something shiny.
  • glisten verb To shine with a sparkling, glittering light.
  • glitter noun Tiny, shiny decorative particles, or a sparkling light.
  • gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.
  • scintillate verb To produce sparks, or to shine as though giving them off, twinkling or glowing.
  • sparkle noun A small flash of light, or a general quality of shining brightness.

Senses

Glitzern is used for these senses in English:

  • glint A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
  • glint (transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
  • glisten (intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
  • glitter To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
  • gloss A surface shine or luster.
  • scintillate (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
  • sparkle Brilliance; luster.

glint — full definition

  1. noun A brief flash of light, often reflected off something shiny.
  2. verb To flash or gleam briefly.
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