Dictionary Entry
glisten
glisten is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 3 senses
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- 1intransitive verb
To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
- 2noun
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- 3verb
be shiny, as if wet
"His eyes were glistening"
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