Glittering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be shiny, as if wet

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌnslɪŋɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈɪtəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈɪtəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌnslɪŋɪŋ/.

Examples

His eyes were glistening
bugle beads all aglitter
glinting eyes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scintillating glistering glinting shine glisten aglitter glitter glint glittery gleam coruscant scintillant sparkly fulgid

Parts of Speech

verb	be shiny, as if wet “His eyes were glistening”
adjective	having brief brilliant points or flashes of light “bugle beads all aglitter”

Word Forms

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
coruscate	verb	reflect brightly
scintillate	verb	reflect brightly
sparkle	noun	the occurrence of a small flash or spark

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glänzend

glänzend sein, als ob es nass wäre

🇫🇷French

scintillant

être brillant, comme mouillé

🇪🇸Spanish

reluciente

ser brillante, como si estuviera mojado

🇮🇹Italian

scintillante

essere lucido, come se fosse bagnato

🇳🇱Dutch

glinsterend

glanzend zijn, alsof het nat is

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilhante

ser brilhante, como se estivesse molhado

🇷🇺Russian

сверкающий

быть блестящим, как будто мокрым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शानदार

चमकदार हो, मानो गीला हो

🇧🇩Bengali

চকচকে

চকচকে হোক, যেন ভেজা

🇮🇳Tamil

மின்னும்

ஈரம் போல் பளபளப்பாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుస్తున్నది

తడిగా, మెరుస్తూ ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चकाकणारा

चमकदार व्हा, जणू ओले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમકદાર

ચમકદાર બનો, જાણે ભીનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಒದ್ದೆಯಾಗಿ, ಹೊಳೆಯುವಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളങ്ങുന്ന

നനഞ്ഞതുപോലെ തിളങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਬਣੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਗਿੱਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکنے والا

چمکدار ہو، جیسے گیلے ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闪闪发光的

有光泽，好像湿了一样

🇯🇵Japanese

きらびやかな

濡れているかのように光る

🇰🇷Korean

빛나는

젖은 듯 윤기나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lấp lánh

sáng bóng như thể ướt

🇹🇭Thai

อร่าม

ให้เงางามราวกับเปียก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkilauan

menjadi mengkilat, seperti basah

🇵🇭Filipino

kumikinang

maging makintab, parang basa

🇲🇾Malay

berkilauan

berkilat, seolah-olah basah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التألق

تكون لامعة، كما لو كانت مبللة

🇮🇷Persian

پر زرق و برق

براق باش، انگار خیس

🇹🇷Turkish

ışıltılı

ıslak gibi parlak ol

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַברָקָה

להיות מבריק, כאילו רטוב

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