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glisten

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishglistenglis‧ten /ˈɡlɪsən/ verb [intransitive] SHINEto shine and look wet or oily glisten with The boy’s back was glistening with sweat. glistening black hair► see thesaurus at shine → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusglisten• 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
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Verb table
glisten
Simple Form
Present
it glistens
glisten
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Past
it, they glistened
Present perfect
they have glistened
it has glistened
Past perfect
it, they had glistened
Future
it, they will glisten
Future perfect
it, they will have glistened
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Continuous Form
Present
they are glistening
it is glistening
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Past
they were glistening
it was glistening
Present perfect
they have been glistening
it has been glistening
Past perfect
it, they had been glistening
Future
it, they will be glistening
Future perfect
it, they will have been glistening
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