glittering
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glit·ter
(glĭt′ər)n.
1. A sparkling or glistening light.
2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
intr.v. glit·tered, glit·ter·ing, glit·ters
1. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten: a gold ring that glittered in the display window; eyes that glittered with tears. See Synonyms at flash.
2. To be reflected as a sparkling or glistening light: The sun glittered on the snow.
glit′ter·ing·ly adv.
glit′ter·y adj.
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glittering
(ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ)adj
successful, impressiveglamoroussparkling
ˈglitteringly adv
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| Adj. | 1. |  glittering - 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"bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
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glittering
adjective dazzling, brilliant, distinguished, glorious, splendid, glamorous, illustrious a glittering academic career
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Translations
لامِع، مُتَلألئ
třpytivý
glimtendeglitrende
glitrandi, ljómandi
pırıl pırıl parlayan
glittering
[ˈglɪtərɪŋ] glittery [ˈglɪtərɪ] ADJ → reluciente, brillante (also fig)glittering prize → premio m rutilante
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glittering
[ˈglɪtərɪŋ] adj [career] → brillant(e); [occasion] → somptueux/euse
[eyes] → brillant(e)
(= sparkling) → étincelant(e)
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glittering
adj → glitzernd; eyes, diamonds → funkelnd; occasion → glanzvoll; career → glänzend; prizes → verlockend; a glittering array of celebrities → ein glanzvolles Aufgebot an Stars
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glittering
[ˈglɪt/ərɪŋ] adj (jewels) → scintillante; (eyes) → lucido/a; (career) → brillante; (prize) → prestigioso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glitter
(ˈglitə) verb to sparkle. Her diamonds glittered in the light.
noun the quality of glittering. the glitter of her diamonds.
ˈglittering adjectiveglittering jewels.
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