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glistened
[glis-uhn] 
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glisten
[glis-uhn]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shimmer |
| Synonyms: | coruscate, flash, flicker, glance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glister, glitter, glow, scintillate, shine, sparkle, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | glance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reflect light |
| Synonyms: | coruscate, flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle |
| Notes: | a glance captures more than a glimpse; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does |
| Main Entry: | gleam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sparkle |
| Synonyms: | beam, burn, coruscate, flare, flash, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, radiate, scintillate, shimmer, shine, twinkle |
| Antonyms: | dull |
| Main Entry: | glimmer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sparkle |
| Synonyms: | blink, coruscate, fade, flash, flicker, glance, gleam, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, scintillate, shimmer, shine, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | glitter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sparkle |
| Synonyms: | coruscate, flash, glance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glow, scintillate, shimmer, shine, spangle, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | glow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burn, radiate |
| Synonyms: | be suffused, blare, blaze, blush, brighten, color, crimson, fill, flame, flare, flush, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, ignite, kindle, light, mantle, pink, pinken, redden, rose, rouge, shine, smolder, thrill, tingle, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | shine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give off or reflect light |
| Synonyms: | beam, bedazzle, blaze, blink, burn, dazzle, deflect, emit light, flare, flash, flicker, give light, glare, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, glow, illuminate, illumine, incandesce, irradiate, luminesce, mirror, radiate, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle |
| Antonyms: | dull |
| Main Entry: | sparkle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | glitter, shine |
| Synonyms: | beam, bubble, coruscate, dance, effervesce, fizz, fizzle, flash, flicker, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow, scintillate, shimmer, spark, twinkle, wink |
| Antonyms: | darken, dull |
| Main Entry: | twinkle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | glimmer, shine |
| Synonyms: | blink, coruscate, flash, flicker, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, illuminate, light, light up, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, wink |
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