From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishglintglint1 /ɡlɪnt/ verb [intransitive] 1 SHINEif a shiny surface glints, it gives out small flashes of light SYN sparkle The gold rims of his spectacles glinted in the sun.► see thesaurus at shine2 if light glints off a surface, it shines back off it Sunlight glinted off the windows of a tall apartment building.3 SHINEUNFRIENDLYif your eyes glint, they shine and show an unfriendly feeling→ See Verb table
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glint• In his hands she saw something glint and realised it was a knife.• The knife glinted and the keg fell away cleanly.• His badge glinted in the evening sun.• We are back with Miss Miniver, her glasses glinting in the firelight.• The buckles glinted in the sun.• Jewelled cups, their precious stones glinting in the sunlight, and silver dishes were laid out on handsome chests and cabinets.• Her eyes glinted through round wire. framed glasses.• Derek's eyes glinted when he saw the money.glintglint2 noun [countable] 1 EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACEa look in someone’s eyes which shows a particular feeling SYN gleam a humorous glint in her eyes2 SHINEa flash of light from a shiny surfaceExamples from the Corpus
glint• Here and there a darker bundle and a glint of jewelry.• She objected to his formal jargon, although she imagined a glint of amusement accompanying it.• Their hearts might be heavy, but there's a glint on the horizon, a new sun rising.• But there was a glint of green and gold still in them, and their eyes were pain-filled, but determined.• Langford received the gaze of his wide-set, sightless brown eyes, from which all glint of humor was gone.• It seemed friendly, but she detected in it some glint of appraisal or judgment.• I often caught the glint in his eye as he kept ever alert, staring at my face.• I saw the glint of hope in her eyes.• the glint of his gold watchOrigin glint1 (1400-1500) Perhaps from glent; → GLANCE1 