Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - glint
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Glint
glint
~1 v 1 if a shiny surface glints, it gives out small flashes of light (Her gold bracelet glinted in the morning sunlight.) 2 if your eyes glint, they shine and show an unfriendly feeling (Derek's eyes glinted when he saw the money.) ~2 n 1 a look in someone's eyes which shows an unfriendly feeling (There was an evil glint in her eyes.) 2 a flash of light from a shiny surface
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(glints, glinting, glinted) 1. If something glints, it produces or reflects a quick flash of light. (WRITTEN) The sea glinted in the sun... Sunlight glinted on his spectacles. = glisten VERB: V, V on/off n 2. A glint is a quick flash of light. (WRITTEN) ...a glint of silver. ...glints of sunlight. N-COUNT: usu N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to dart obliquely, ~, alteration of glenten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect glanta to clear up; akin to Old High German glanz bright, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. archaic to glance off an object b. of rays of light to be reflected at an angle from a surface 2. to give off reflection in brilliant flashes; also gleam 3. to look quickly or briefly ; glance 4. to appear briefly or faintly transitive verb to cause to ~ Synonyms: see flash II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a tiny bright flash of light 2. a brief or faint manifestation ; glimmer a ~ of recognition; also a trace of emotion expressed through the eyes a steely ~ in his eye ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.intr. & tr. flash or cause to flash; glitter; sparkle; reflect (eyes glinted with amusement; the sword glinted fire). --n. a brief flash of light; a sparkle. Etymology: alt. of ME glent, prob. of Scand. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) отблеск, отражённый свет отражать свет 2) проблеск; луч рассеянного света; мерцание мерцать 3) сверкание; яркий блеск сверкать; ярко блестеть - radar glint - sun glint - target glint ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1. вспышка, сверкание; яркий свет 2. блеск brown hair with golden glints —- каштановые волосы, отливающие золотом I could tell he was angry by the glint in his eyes —- по блеску в его глазах я сразу понял, что он сердится 3. мерцающий свет; слабый проблеск the earliest glint of the morning —- первые проблески утра 4. шотл. взгляд мельком 5. вспыхивать, сверкать the sun glinted through the branches —- яркие лучи солнца проникали сквозь ветви under the blue sky and a glinting sun —- под синим небом и ярким солнцем 6. блестеть to glint in the sun —- блестеть на солнце 7. отражать свет ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1787, from Scottish, apparently an alteration of M.E. glenten "gleam, flash, glisten," from Scand. (cf. Norw. gletta "to look"), from P.Gmc. *glent-. Introduced into Eng. by Burns. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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