glisten

Definition

To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

Etymology

From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian, itself from Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, while ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną.

Example Sentences

• "The sun was fierce, the land seemed to glisten and drip with steam."