Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Glittering; sparkling.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a glitter; glittering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Glittering; in a glitter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
glittering
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Etymologies
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Examples
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A slant of sunlight fell on it, and it was all aglitter with tiny specks of unmistakable free gold.
Chapter XXVII 2010
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Mr. Pandit addressed the town-hall-style meeting in Delhi, aglitter under three enormous chandeliers.
Citigroup's Pandit Returns to India Megha Bahree 2011
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They were clad in thin muslins, their legs bare and muscled under the sheer gowns of their peshwaz, their eyes outlined in kohl, their hair perfumed and aglitter with a freshly washed shine.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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They were clad in thin muslins, their legs bare and muscled under the sheer gowns of their peshwaz, their eyes outlined in kohl, their hair perfumed and aglitter with a freshly washed shine.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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They were clad in thin muslins, their legs bare and muscled under the sheer gowns of their peshwaz, their eyes outlined in kohl, their hair perfumed and aglitter with a freshly washed shine.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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“You should look at it, Highness,” Ishaq had said, eyes aglitter.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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“You should look at it, Highness,” Ishaq had said, eyes aglitter.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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“You should look at it, Highness,” Ishaq had said, eyes aglitter.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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Everythings aglitter, and the orchestra is playingviolins, cellosHail to the Chief.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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The airship was only a hundred yards above the water, the afternoon sun bouncing from the waves and setting everything aglitter.
LEVIATHAN MR. SCOTT WESTERFELD 2009
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