| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | glis·ten |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  gl s  n |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: glis·tened, glis·ten·ing, glis·tens
To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. See synonyms at flash. | | NOUN: | A sparkling, lustrous shine. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English glisnen, from Old English glisnian. See ghel-2 in Appendix I.
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