glistening

Questions about glistening

What does glistening mean?

glistening means "reflecting light".

How many syllables are in glistening?

glistening has 3 syllables: glis-te-ning. The stress falls on "glis". In IPA it is /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/.

What is another word for glistening?

Close synonyms include glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is glistening a common word?

glistening is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for glistening come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.