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glitter
[ glit-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.
- to make a brilliant show.
noun
- a sparkling reflected light or luster.
Synonyms:
- showy splendor.
- small glittering ornaments.
glitter
/ ˈɡɪə /
verb
- (of a hard, wet, or polished surface) to reflect light in bright flashes
- (of light) to be reflected in bright flashes
- usually foll by with to be decorated or enhanced by the glamour (of)
the show glitters with famous actors
noun
- sparkle or brilliance
- show and glamour
- tiny pieces of shiny decorative material used for ornamentation, as on the skin
- Also calledsilver thaw ice formed from freezing rain
Derived Forms
- ˈٳٱ, adjective
- ˈٳٱԲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- t·Բ· adverb
- dzܳgt verb (used with object)
- ܲ·t·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of glitter1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of glitter1
Idioms and Phrases
see all that glitters is not gold .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Mandalay used to be known as the city of gold, dotted by glittering pagodas and Buddhist burial mounds, but the air in Myanmar’s former royal capital now reeks of dead bodies.
Her flight landed late at night, and she was struck by the airport’s many glittering lights.
The 32nd penalty miss of a glittering career.
It stretches along the Arabian Sea, across the water from places like Dubai, which has risen from the sands into glittering, monied skyscrapers.
Trump described the King as a "beautiful man", as he looked forward to the opulence of a state visit, with its carriage ride up the Mall and glittering banquet.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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