glint

[glint] /glɪnt/
noun
1.
a tiny, quick flash of light.
2.
gleaming brightness; luster.
3.
a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace.
verb (used without object)
4.
to shine with a glint.
5.
to move suddenly; dart.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cause to glint; reflect.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English glint, variant of obsolete glent; compare Danish glente, Swedish dialect glänta to glimpse, brighten
Synonyms
1. gleam, glimmer. 4. See flash.
Examples from the web for glint
  • And through the gloom of the forest, one can already catch the glint of the bond-raiders sharpening their swords.
  • The walls glint gold in the late afternoon, as waves or particles of light scatter off the ancient bricks.
  • Well, maybe there was a little manic glint in the eyes.
  • And some have nothing more than the glint of sparklers.
  • Hold a candle under the greens, and there isn't a glint of oil.
  • The murals of the marble and granite lobby were restored, and the stainless steel eagles and spire regained their glint.
  • For the blind, there is a glint in the darkness: the possibility of artificial sight.
  • He was elegant in white papal robes and red cape, with a characteristic glint in his world-famous eyes.
  • And that glint of trouble is probably what has scared distributors away.
  • In the dim light they could see the glint of gold everywhere.
British Dictionary definitions for glint

glint

/ɡlɪnt/
verb
1.
to gleam or cause to gleam brightly
noun
2.
a bright gleam or flash
3.
brightness or gloss
4.
a brief indication
Word Origin
C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect glänta, glinta to gleam
Word Origin and History for glint
v.

1787, from Scottish, where apparently it survived as an alteration of Middle English glenten "gleam, flash, glisten" (mid-15c.), from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian gletta "to look," dialectal Swedish glinta "to shine"), from Proto-Germanic *glent-, from PIE *ghel- "to shine, glitter, glow, be warm" (see glass). Reintroduced into literary English by Burns. Related: Glinted; glinting.

n.

1540s (modern use from 1826), from glint (v.).