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Definition glint

Etymology

15th century. Borrowed from Scots glint; from Middle English glenten (�to shine, gleam; flash�); probably alteration of Old Norse [Term?]; from Middle High German glinzen; from Proto-Germanic *glintan?, *glintjan?; from Proto-Indo-European *??ley- (�to shine�). Cognate with Swedish gl�nta, glinta (�to slip, slide, gleam, shine�), Swedish glimt. Reintroduced into literary English by Robert Burns.

Noun

glint (plural glints)

  1. A short flash of light.

Adjective

glint (comparative more glint, superlative most glint)

  1. (archaic, Shropshire, of a blade) Not sharp; dull.

Verb

glint (third-person singular simple present glints, present participle glinting, simple past and past participle glinted)

  1. (intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly.
  2. (intransitive) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
  3. (transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
  4. (archaic, Shropshire, transitive) To dry; to wither.

Results 343 Words with the letters GLINT

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8 letter words with the letters GLINT 
7 letter words with the letters GLINT 
6 letter words with the letters GLINT 
GENTIL 10
GLINTS 10
LUTING 11
TIGLON 10
TILING 10
TINGLE 10
TINGLY 12
TOLING 10
5 letter words with the letters GLINT 
4 letter words with the letters GLINT 
GILT 7
LING 8
LINT 6
TING 7
3 letter words with the letters GLINT 
GIN 6
GIT 5
LIN 5
LIT 4
NIL 5
NIT 4
TIL 4
TIN 4
2 letter words with the letters GLINT 
GI 4
IN 3
IT 2
LI 3
TI 2

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