Glitter

  • 11glitter — vb glisten, sparkle, *flash, gleam, glance, glint, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle …

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  • 12glitter — ► VERB 1) shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light. 2) (glittering) impressively successful or glamorous: a glittering career. ► NOUN 1) bright, shimmering reflected light. 2) tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration. 3) an a …

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  • 13glitter — v. 1) (D; intr.) to glitter in (to glitter in the sunlight) 2) (D; intr.) to glitter with * * * [ glɪtə] (D; intr.) to glitter with gloat f. (D; intr.) to glitter over (D; intr.) to glitter in (to glitter in the sunlight) …

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  • 14Glitter — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Glitter (scintillement) peut faire référence à : Glitter, un film de Vondie Curtis Hall avec Mariah Carey sorti en 2001 ; Glitter, un album de… …

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  • 15glitter — glit|ter1 [ˈglıtə US ər] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: glitra] 1.) to shine brightly with flashing points of light = ↑sparkle ▪ The river glittered in the sunlight. [i]see usage note ↑gleam1 2.) if someone s eyes glitter, they shine… …

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  • 16glitter — 01. The rock [glittered] in the sunlight. 02. My daughter used to love putting [glitter] on her face to make it sparkle. 03. The sun made the tips of the waves [glitter] like stars. 04. As I was skiing down the hill, the snow [glittered] in the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17glitter — [[t]glɪ̱tə(r)[/t]] glitters, glittering, glittered 1) VERB If something glitters, light comes from or is reflected off different parts of it every moment. The bay glittered in the sunshine... [V prep] The Palace glittered with lights. Syn: spark …

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  • 18glitter — I UK [ˈɡlɪtə(r)] / US [ˈɡlɪtər] verb [intransitive] Word forms glitter : present tense I/you/we/they glitter he/she/it glitters present participle glittering past tense glittered past participle glittered 1) to shine with a lot of small quick… …

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  • 19glitter — glit|ter1 [ glıtər ] verb intransitive 1. ) to shine with a lot of small quick flashes of light: SPARKLE 2. ) if your eyes glitter, they show a strong emotion such as anger: Bill s eyes glittered with irritation. glitter glit|ter 2 [ glıtər ]… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20glitter — [ˈglɪtə] verb [I] I 1) to shine with a lot of small flashes of light Syn: sparkle 2) if your eyes glitter, they show a strong emotion such as anger II noun [U] glitter [ˈglɪtə] 1) small shiny pieces of metal or plastic that you stick on things to …

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