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glint

/ɡlɪnt/ noun B1
  1. A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface. · I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.

Plural glints

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I saw the glint of a knife, and I lashed at him with the hammer.
The Valley of Fear, p. 97 · C1
I was a strollin’ down, thinkin’ between ourselves how uncommon handy a four of gin hot would be, when suddenly the glint of a light caught my eye in the window of that same house.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 41 · B2
Suddenly my eyes caught the glint of a light.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 28 · B2

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