From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishglistenglis‧ten /ˈɡlɪsən/ verb [intransitive] SHINEto shine and look wet or oilyglisten with The boy’s back was glistening with sweat. glistening black hair► see thesaurus at shine→ See Verb table
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glisten• The grey roofs glistened after the rain.• The ballroom was to the left, and, in 1902, its chandeliers threw glistening blurs on a flawless parquet floor.• What a glistening gift was her gift to me!• Everywhere you look, little shards of glass glistening in the lamplight.• Blood glistened on the jaguar's shoulder.• A round table was covered with a white linen cloth and glistening silverware.• I could almost see her come out of the water with her short hair glistening wet and pressed to her forehead.• The tarmac glistened wet and the trees in the pier gardens dripped.• They strain every muscle as they pedal; their bodies glisten with sweat; all are skinny, some wasted.• When we finished the set, Katie's face was red and glistening with sweat.glisten with• His chest was glistening with sweat.Origin glisten Old English glisnian 