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glisten

[glis-uhn] / ˈglɪs ən /


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Under the glow of fluorescent lights at Seafood City market in North Hills, packages of pre-made adobo, salted shrimp fry and and dried anchovies glisten in meat coolers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Silver pearls glisten on the men’s foreheads and their eyes are sunken deep in their pale faces, framed in a stubble of beard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

I ask her what memories of your father she has and her eyes glisten.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

This is where the dip starts to glisten.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

I sit on a wooden bench and spot the glisten of plastic in the sun.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz