intr.v. glis·tered, glis·ter·ing, glis·ters To glisten. n. Glitter; brilliance. [Middle English glisteren, probably from Middle Dutch glinsteren or Middle Low German glisteren; see ghel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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