glitter

glitter is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 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 10 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.
2. intransitive verb. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.
3. noun. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
4. noun. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

   Synonyms: glisten, glister, scintillation, sparkle

5. noun. the occurrence of a small flash or spark

   Synonyms: coruscation, sparkle

6. verb. be shiny, as if wet

   "His eyes were glistening"

   Synonyms: gleam, glint, glisten, shine

Synonyms

glisten, glister, scintillation, sparkle, coruscation, gleam, glint, shine

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in glitter:

grittle

Common word forms

glitters, glittered, glittering

Words from these letters

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