Explore Glisten through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like glitter or appear. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Glisten meaning
To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
Synonyms of Glisten
Using Glisten
- The main meaning on this page is: To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
- Useful related words include: glitter, appear, look, shine.
- In the example corpus, glisten often appears in combinations such as: glisten in.
Context around Glisten
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glisten
- In this selection, "glisten" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rooftops, highlights, beard, streets and beard stand out and add context to how "glisten" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include caramel highlights glisten in the and regions that glisten in a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glisten" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glisten
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rooftops glisten, streets shine and the community spirit is palpable. (10 words)
The best way to combat this also makes your beard glisten, beard oil. (13 words)
It has distinct regions that glisten in a different colour when light falls on it from various angles. (18 words)
Her dark brown hair's caramel highlights glisten in the sun, with staring seductively into the camera with a slight smile on her face. (24 words)
It has distinct regions that glisten in a different colour when light falls on it from various angles. (18 words)
The best way to combat this also makes your beard glisten, beard oil. (13 words)
Example sentences (4)
Rooftops glisten, streets shine and the community spirit is palpable.
Her dark brown hair's caramel highlights glisten in the sun, with staring seductively into the camera with a slight smile on her face.
It has distinct regions that glisten in a different colour when light falls on it from various angles.
The best way to combat this also makes your beard glisten, beard oil.
Common combinations with glisten
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- glisten in 2×