Glittering

Quick meaning: Glittering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of glitter.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of glitter.

More Meanings

1. Brightly sparkling.
2. (figuratively) Valuable, desirable.
3. The appearance of something that glitters.

Example Sentences

Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees.

Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances.

[T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully.

There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways.

Word Forms

• glitterings

Synonyms for glittering

Depending on context, synonyms include bright, scintillating, fulgid, scintillant, glistering, sparkling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sparkly, sparkling, glistering, scintillating, scintillant, fulgid.

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