glisten

intr.v., -tened, -ten·ing, -tens.
To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. See synonyms at flash.

n.
A sparkling, lustrous shine.

[Middle English glisnen, from Old English glisnian.]

verb

To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

noun

Sparkling, brilliant light: flash, glint, glister, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle. See beautiful/ugly, light/darkness.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
  Synonyms: glitter, glister, scintillation, sparkle

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The verb glisten has one meaning:

Meaning #1: be shiny, as if wet
  Synonyms: glitter, glint, gleam, shine

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - funkle, glinse
n. - funklen, tindren

Nederlands (Dutch)
glinsteren, glinstering

Français (French)
v. intr. - briller, luire, chatoyer, scintiller (l'eau)
n. - miroitement, éclat, scintillement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Funkeln, Glitzern
v. - funkeln, glitzern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάμψη, γυαλοκόπημα
v. - λαμποκοπώ, γυαλοκοπώ

Italiano (Italian)
luccicare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brilho (m), resplendor (m)
v. - brilhar, resplandecer

Русский (Russian)
блестеть, блеск

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - centellear, resplandecer, brillar
n. - brillo, resplandor, chispa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glittring
v. - glittra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闪耀, 反光, 闪光

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閃耀, 反光
n. - 閃耀, 閃光

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 빛나다
n. - 빛나는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ピカピカ光る, きらきら光る
n. - きらめき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تلألؤ (فعل) يتلألأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮זהר, הבריק‬
n. - ‮ניצוץ‬

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