glisten

/ˈɡlɪsən/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
glistens
past
glistened
past participle
glistened
gerund
glistening

Meaning

  1. brillar, relucir

    • The dew glistened in the sunlight.

      El rocío brillaba bajo la luz del sol.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

shimmer

Glisten usually describes wet or oily surfaces catching light; shimmer describes a soft, wavering light, wet or not.

Similar in other languages

German

glänzen

glänzen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shine, to gleam."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa glisten?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The dew ___ in the sunlight.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a glisten?

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