glint
/ɡlɪnt/ verb C2- To flash or gleam briefly. · A wedding ring glinted on her finger.
- To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
- To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
He/she/it glints · Past glinted · Past participle glinted · -ing form glinting
Verb forms
- Base form
- glint
- He/she/it
- glints
- Past
- glinted
- Past participle
- glinted
- -ing form
- glinting
From the library
I saw the glint of a knife, and I lashed at him with the hammer.
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.
Suddenly my eyes caught the glint of a light.
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