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glint

Pronunciación /ɡlɪnt/

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[sin objeto]

  • 1Give out or reflect small flashes of light.

    ‘her glasses glinted in the firelight’
    • ‘Lifting up his glass of water, and noting the way the pure crystal glass glinted in the harsh light, he took a small sip from it.’
    • ‘He would whisper his questions and his glasses would glint in the torch light.’
    • ‘The coiled copper bracelet on her forearm glinted in the fire light.’
    • ‘Dew that had gathered on the leaves and fruits glinted brightly in the sunlight.’
    • ‘His silver armor blinded her for a moment as it glinted brightly in the sunlight.’
    • ‘Miles saw the blade glinting in the sunlight.’
    • ‘Moll tossed her heads irritably and her teeth glinted once again in the moonlight.’
    • ‘The morning sun glinted brightly off of the pristine surfaces making the entire stretch of road a bit blinding.’
    • ‘When next he spoke, his voice was tight with hostility, and his teeth were glinting in the darkness.’
    • ‘He couldn't stop looking the man's shiny gold tooth that glinted ominously in the streetlight.’
    • ‘The snow he'd shaken off earlier had formed small dark puddles, which glinted in the firelight.’
    • ‘I watched her climb the steps, her hair swinging and glinting in the weak sunshine.’
    • ‘The cemetery lay on a gentle slope, the marble headstones glinting in the cold winter sunshine.’
    • ‘The weapons she sold glinted brightly in greeting as the sunlight struck them.’
    • ‘The gold curled and twisted in the wondrous shape of a serpent, its shimmering scales glinting in the candlelight.’
    • ‘A tiny silver crescent moon hung from the chain, glinting in the torchlight streaming in from the open door.’
    • ‘Her hair, glinting in the starlight, cascaded over her sleeveless white top.’
    • ‘The ground was covered in white, sparkly snow that glinted in the streetlights.’
    • ‘He saw something glinting in the streetlight, and went over to investigate.’
    • ‘His hair was free around his shoulders and glinted slightly blue.’
    shine, gleam, catch the light, glitter, sparkle, twinkle, blink, wink, glimmer, shimmer, glow, flicker, glisten, flash
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    1. 1.1(of a person's eyes) shine with a particular emotion.
      ‘his eyes glinted angrily’
      • ‘His eyes glinted with unreadable emotion, his cheeks stained with dried tears.’
      • ‘When she opened her eyes, Rick loomed over her, his eyes glinting angrily.’
      • ‘The tallest of the three had his jaws set hard, his green eyes glinting angrily.’
      • ‘He stood regarding her for a few moments, then smiled, eyes glinting in mischief.’
      • ‘Her large, almond shaped honey eyes glinted with a jumble of emotions, especially worry.’
      • ‘And at that point, his eyes glint for the first time during the interview.’
      • ‘He searched out his companions with a twinkle to his grey eyes glinting below bushy white eyebrows.’
      • ‘His face was inches from hers, his icy grey eyes glinting with mockery.’
      • ‘He sounded surprised and awed, but his eyes were glinting with amusement.’
      • ‘I shook his hand, eyes glinting wildly, hoping like hell I wasn't scaring him yet.’
      • ‘The woman looked up at him sharply, eyes glinting like two chips of ice.’
      • ‘He smiled maliciously, his blue eyes glinting with something akin to lust.’
      • ‘Mitch scrutinized her for a while, his brown eyes glinting with curiosity.’
      • ‘He and Thomas were slowly advancing toward me, smiling, their eyes glinting menacingly.’
      • ‘His eyes glinted maliciously in the morning light.’
      • ‘Julia's eyes glinted slightly in the light of the room.’
      • ‘Grey eyes became gold, glinting wickedly in the moonlight.’
      • ‘His anger glinted dangerously and she thought that his eyes looked so strange.’
      • ‘As it was, his expression hardened, the catlike sharpness of his pupils glinting dangerously.’
      • ‘His eyes were red and they glinted with mischief.’

nombre

  • 1A small flash of light, especially a reflected one.

    ‘the glint of gold in his teeth’
    • ‘The summer sun caught her light brown hair and turned it into a place of shadows, tinted with glints of gold.’
    • ‘Soft glints of moonlight reflected off broken glass pieces and onto their black coats, and I watched them for a minute, their muscles rippling under their skin.’
    • ‘In a moment, the ship set sail on its return voyage, fading into the glints of sunlight reflecting of the salty bay with a mission to return next summer.’
    • ‘Light glints off the mirrors, transforming the surface into a window and simultaneously a screen inspired by the intricate geometric ornamentation found in Persian mosques and palaces.’
    • ‘I see the way her silky black hair sits just touching her shoulders, how when she moves the light glints off her plain silver necklace and diamond pendant.’
    • ‘The crucifix turns, sending glints of light in all directions.’
    • ‘Dramatic glints of light and billowing shadows set a menacing tone.’
    • ‘She saw glints of light bouncing of the sidewalk rocks and smiled.’
    • ‘The lighting is blue, underfoot the floor is black and the scaffolding glints in the twilight.’
    • ‘Tiny glints of light appeared in the distance and began to move at great speed towards the enemy armada.’
    • ‘One way of finding out for sure whether or not the feature is a lake will be to look for glints of reflected sunlight on the surface.’
    • ‘Her hair flowed loose down her back and the sunlight caught the strong glints of auburn in it.’
    • ‘Her eye caught a glint of silver in the back of the wardrobe.’
    • ‘He caught a glint of silver amongst the darkness.’
    • ‘She turned to ask the person to move, but she caught the glint of metal catching light.’
    • ‘I noticed a glint of silver on his finger and recognized the other ring.’
    • ‘Grady saw movement in the woods behind them then the glint of metal.’
    • ‘A blinding glint of sunlight reflected off of each car as it moved slowly past.’
    • ‘Off in the distance the trees rustled and a glint of sunlight dashed off a metallic surface.’
    • ‘Harvey smiled, showing off a glint of gold artistically embedded in an upper tooth.’
    glitter, gleam, sparkle, twinkle, blink, wink, glimmer, flash
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    1. 1.1in singular An expression of an emotion in a person's eyes.
      ‘she saw the glint of excitement in his eyes’
      • ‘I turned to her and saw a bright mischievous glint in her eye.’
      • ‘She sighed for a while, and I saw a mischievous glint in her eyes.’
      • ‘He looked back at me and I saw a mischievous glint in his blue eyes.’
      • ‘He looked behind him and noticed my evil glint because he took off again and ended up smack against Bryan.’
      • ‘An evil glint appeared in Will's eyes as she grinned at me.’
      • ‘His right eye began twitching and an evil glint appeared in his eye.’
      • ‘Landon noticed the amused glint in Sarah's eyes, but chose to ignore it.’
      • ‘I've learned to watch his eyes for that slight glint of mischief that is forever lurking under the surface.’
      • ‘She sat up, a determined glint shining in her eyes.’
      • ‘The demon's eyes took on a slight, dangerous glint.’
      • ‘A devilish glint sparkled suddenly in her eyes.’
      • ‘A sly glint came to his eye then, as if he was about to say something mischievous.’
      • ‘He had a glint of amusement in his eyes.’
      • ‘His eyes appeared to show concern but lurking underneath was a glint of amusement.’
      • ‘His face sobered, but his eyes had not lost that glint of humor.’
      glimmer, flicker, spark, glint, trace, hint, indication, suggestion, sign, scintilla, whisper
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Origen

Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly or obliquely’): variant of dialect glent, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect glänta, glinta ‘to slip, slide, gleam’.