glister
Plural: glisters
Noun
- the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- A brilliant flash; a glint
- Alternative form of clyster.
Verb
Verb Forms: glistered, glistering, glisters
- To sparkle or shine faintly; to gleam.
- To gleam, glisten, or coruscate.
Examples
- His eyes would glister with triumph after playing a seven-letter word on a triple.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English glisteren, either borrowed from or related to Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch glisteren; like a host of other Germanic words in gl- related to shining, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
glister: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordglister: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glister: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
glister: valid Words With Friends Word