From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Glint \Glint\ (gl[i^]nt), n. [OE. glent.]
A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] "He saw a glint of
light." --Ramsay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Glint \Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v.
i.]
To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to
glitter. --Burns.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Glint \Glint\, v. t.
To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glint
n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {flicker}, {spark},
{glint}]
2: a spatially localized brightness
v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn:
{glitter}, {glisten}, {glint}, {gleam}, {shine}]
2: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at
the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything
interesting" [syn: {glance}, {peek}, {glint}]
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