glimta — meaning in English

English meaning

• flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
• flicker verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
• glimpse noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
• glint noun A brief flash of light, often reflected off something shiny.

Senses

glimta is used for these senses in English:

• flash (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
• flicker (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
• glimpse To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
• glint (transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.

flash — full definition

1. verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
2. verb To show or send something very quickly.
3. adjective (informal, chiefly British) Showy and expensive-looking.
4. noun A sudden brief burst of light.

flicker — full definition

1. verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
2. verb To appear and disappear briefly; to flutter.
3. noun An unsteady, wavering flash of light.
4. noun A type of small woodpecker.

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