glint
noun/ɡlɪnt/
/ɡlɪnt/
- a sudden flash of light or colour shining from a bright surface
- the glint of the sun on the water
- golden glints in her red hair
- She saw a glint of silver in the grass.
Extra Examples- Among the trees I caught a glint of blue.
- He saw the glint of a knife and froze.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- metallic
- catch
- see
- glint of
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- an expression in somebody’s eyes showing a particular emotion, often a negative one
- He had a wicked glint in his eye.
- a glint of anger
Extra Examples- He had a dangerous glint in his eyes.
- There was a glint of amusement in her eyes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dangerous
- determined
- mischievous
- …
- have
- appear in somebody’s eye/eyes
- come into somebody’s eye/eyes
- glint in
- glint of
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘move quickly or obliquely’): variant of dialect glent, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect glänta, glinta ‘to slip, slide, gleam’.
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