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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
glistering is an adjective meaning "having brief brilliant points or flashes of light". It carries one recorded sense.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
“bugle beads all aglitter”
“glinting eyes”
“glinting water”
“his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent”
“shop window full of glittering Christmas trees”
“glittery costume jewelry”
“scintillant mica”
“the scintillating stars”
“a dress with sparkly sequins”
“`glistering' is an archaic term”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for glistering come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.