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glint
1. n. A short flash of light.
I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.
2. adj. (archaic, Shropshire, of a blade) Not sharp; dull.
The knife is glint.
3. v. (intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly.
A wedding ring glinted on her finger.
4. v. (intransitive) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
5. v. (archaic, Shropshire, transitive) To dry; to wither.
The sun glints grass and corn.

Example Sentences

He has a mean glint to his eyes or something.  If only it wasn't we who had to see the slayer's glint in our own eyes.

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