[
US
/əˈɡɫɪtɝ/
]
ADJECTIVE
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having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
a dress with sparkly sequins
glinting water
glinting eyes
`glistering' is an archaic term
bugle beads all aglitter
his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
the scintillating stars
glittery costume jewelry
scintillant mica
shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
How To Use aglitter In A Sentence
- Merchant's style is anecdotal, a frolicsome oral narration, aglitter with personal encounters with stars round the world.
- In idle moments I liked to summon up an image of her naked feet, long and intelligent, aglitter with down, toenails painted red as the leather of her boots.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- A pair of candelabra stood either side of the epergne, their light setting the five or six crystal decanters and the silver serving dishes aglitter. Soul
- Here and there the shadows reached long from formations whose laciness came aglitter and aglisten. The Stars Are Also Fire
- An ocean liner slid past aglitter with lights, like a huge chandelier being dragged out to sea. FURTHER TALES OF THE CITY
- Chuzhou's atomic energy too certain be able to again soar, have much resplendent aglitter tomorrow!
