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Definition of glister verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

glister

verb
 
/ˈɡlɪstə(r)/
 
/ˈɡlɪstər/
[intransitive] (literary)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they glister
 
/ˈɡlɪstə(r)/
 
/ˈɡlɪstər/
he / she / it glisters
 
/ˈɡlɪstəz/
 
/ˈɡlɪstərz/
past simple glistered
 
/ˈɡlɪstəd/
 
/ˈɡlɪstərd/
past participle glistered
 
/ˈɡlɪstəd/
 
/ˈɡlɪstərd/
-ing form glistering
 
/ˈɡlɪstərɪŋ/
 
/ˈɡlɪstərɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. to shine brightly with little flashes of light, like a diamond synonym glitter
Idioms
all that glitters/glistens/glisters is not gold
  1. (saying) not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc.
trait
noun
 
 
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