Glint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a momentary flash of light

a spatially localized brightness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌnfɔːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈɪnt/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌnfɔːt/.

Examples

His eyes were glistening
She only glanced at the paper
I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shine glisten glitter spark peek gleam flicker glance

Parts of Speech

noun	a momentary flash of light
noun	a spatially localized brightness
verb	be shiny, as if wet “His eyes were glistening”
verb	throw a glance at; take a brief look at “She only glanced at the paper”

Word Forms

flicker	verb	flash intermittently
spark	verb	emit or produce sparks
glint	verb	be shiny, as if wet
glitter	noun	the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glisten	noun	the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glint	noun	a momentary flash of light
glance	noun	a quick look
peek	noun	a secret look

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glitzern

ein kurzzeitiger Lichtblitz

🇫🇷French

reflet

un éclair de lumière momentané

🇪🇸Spanish

destello

un destello de luz momentáneo

🇮🇹Italian

luccichio

un momentaneo lampo di luce

🇳🇱Dutch

glinsteren

een kortstondige lichtflits

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilhar

um flash momentâneo de luz

🇷🇺Russian

блеск

мгновенная вспышка света

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमक

प्रकाश की एक क्षणिक चमक

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝলক

ক্ষণিকের আলোর ঝলকানি

🇮🇳Tamil

பளபளப்பு

ஒரு கணம் ஒளிரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపు

ఒక క్షణిక వెలుగు

🇮🇳Marathi

चमक

प्रकाशाचा क्षणिक फ्लॅश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમક

પ્રકાશની ક્ષણિક ફ્લેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳಪು

ಒಂದು ಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಬೆಳಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളക്കം

ക്ഷണികമായ ഒരു പ്രകാശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕ

ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਪਲ ਪਲ ਫਲੈਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

چمک

روشنی کا ایک لمحہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闪烁

瞬间的闪光

🇯🇵Japanese

輝き

一瞬の閃光

🇰🇷Korean

반짝임

순간의 빛 번쩍임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tia sáng

một tia sáng nhất thời

🇹🇭Thai

แวว

แสงวาบชั่วขณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kilatan

kilatan cahaya sesaat

🇵🇭Filipino

kumikinang

isang panandaliang kislap ng liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

kilat

kilatan cahaya sekejap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بريق

وميض مؤقت من الضوء

🇮🇷Persian

درخشش

یک درخشش لحظه ای نور

🇹🇷Turkish

ışıltı

anlık bir ışık parlaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִצנוּץ

הבזק אור רגעי

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The primary meaning of 'glint' is 'a momentary flash of light'.

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'glint' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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