Synonyms for glint

Most common

gleam · twinkle · shine · glisten · glance

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

darkness, dullness, gloom

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To flash or gleam briefly.

   A wedding ring glinted on her finger.

2. v. 2

   To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.

3. n. 1

   A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.

   I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.

Forms

Plural

glints → sparks, flickers, scintillations…

Past participle

glinted
e.g. glinted → gleamed, twinkled, shined, glistened…

Example sentences

• shine The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.
• twinkle The plane disappeared in the twinkle of an eye.
• gleam She's happy and you can tell by the gleam in her eyes.
• glisten The morning sun makes the hoarfrost on the twigs and branches glisten.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

peek¹

5 letters

flash¹, shine¹, spark¹, glare¹, gleam¹, twink¹

6 letters

glance¹

7 letters

glitter², sparkle², twinkle², glimmer², flicker², shimmer², glisten²

9 letters

coruscate

13 letters

scintillation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (glitter² = 2 syllables).