Glittering
/ˈɡlɪtəɹɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The appearance of something that glitters.
"Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of glitter form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Brightly sparkling.
"[T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully."
- 2 Valuable, desirable. figuratively
"Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees."
Adjective
- 1 having brief brilliant points or flashes of light wordnet
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More examples"That glittering accessory doesn't go with your sweatshirt. Try this on!"