ˈɡlɪtə v. & n. --v.intr. 1
shine,
esp.
with a
bright reflected
light;
sparkle. 2 (usu. foll. by with) a be
showy or
splendid (glittered with diamonds). b be ostentatious or flashily
brilliant (glittering rhetoric). --n. 1 a
gleam; a sparkle. 2 showiness;
splendour. 3
tiny pieces of sparkling
material as on Christmas-tree decorations. øøglitteringly adv. glittery adj. [ME f. ON glitra f. Gmc]