Lexic.us

Definition of Glinting

1. Adjective. Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light. "`glistering' is an archaic term"

Definition of Glinting

1. Verb. (present participle of glint) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glinting

1. glint [v] - See also: glint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glinting

Literary usage of Glinting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Every Day in the Year: A Poetical Epitome of the World's History by James Lauren Ford, Mary K. Ford (1902)
"Theirs was the glinting pomp of war; race of freemen rise. A Nation born in fearlessness stands ours is the victor's prize: That day of bourgeoning has seen ..."

2. Anecdotes illustrative of New Testament texts (1884)
"And the moon was at the full also, and through the windows came the broad silver beams, glinting up from the crusted snow, until the apartment was lit ..."

3. A Far Country by Winston Churchill (1915)
"Rising and dressing early, I beheld out of the car window the broad, shallow river glinting in the morning sunlight, the dome of the state house against the ..."

4. The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia by John Mactaggart (1876)
"about him, with the soul of genius still glinting in his eye. It refreshes me very much to get a shake of the hand and a crack from Mr. Mayne, ..."

5. Roman Manchester by Charles Roeder (1900)
"... walls of the massive castrum at the Medlock, and bits of the Roman roads glinting here and there through the fretwork of the soft foliage. CONCLUSION. ..."

6. The House of the Dead by Marc Ponomareff (2005)
"rime of frost glinting on the eyelashes of a frozen mammoth, its bulk encased, jewel-like, within the opaque, ice-creaking depths. ..."

7. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The sight of the stars glinting fitfully through the trees, ... The nervous system . . . sees shadows and spots and glinting^ which are not natural to it. ..."

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