- present participle of glint.
glinting
Example Sentences
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His third delivery, one followed with a glinting glare, beat the edge of Henry Nicholls' bat.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
With a small gold “LA” necklace glinting against her black overalls, Toruño says L.A. is the closest thing to Central America she has found in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The small canvas shows a young woman set on a dark background, her head turned towards the viewer and a pearl earring glinting from beneath her blue and cream turban.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
"It's like many, many thousands of rotating, glinting ruffled potato chips, basically," as Venkatesan put it.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
Jam could see it now, huge in the dimness of her room, glinting gold and glowing splattered white.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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