Meaning of "glint" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLINT

Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect glänta, glinta to gleam.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GLINT

glint  [ɡlɪnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLINT

Glint is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb glint in English.

WHAT DOES GLINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glint

Glint is an American electronic rock project founded in 2003 by Jase Blankfort. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Blankfort is solely responsible for Glint’s direction and the only official member. Glint’s music spans a wide range of genres. The touring band features a selective lineup that rearranges songs to fit a live setting, frequently including longtime collaborator Mateus Tebaldi on drums. Past live members have included Alon Leventon, Dave Johnsen and Philip Kuperberg.

Definition of glint in the English dictionary

The first definition of glint in the dictionary is to gleam or cause to gleam brightly. Other definition of glint is a bright gleam or flash. Glint is also brightness or gloss.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLINT

PRESENT

Present

I glint

you glint

he/she/it glints

we glint

you glint

they glint

Present continuous

I am glinting

you are glinting

he/she/it is glinting

we are glinting

you are glinting

they are glinting

Present perfect

I have glinted

you have glinted

he/she/it has glinted

we have glinted

you have glinted

they have glinted

Present perfect continuous

I have been glinting

you have been glinting

he/she/it has been glinting

we have been glinting

you have been glinting

they have been glinting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I glinted

you glinted

he/she/it glinted

we glinted

you glinted

they glinted

Past continuous

I was glinting

you were glinting

he/she/it was glinting

we were glinting

you were glinting

they were glinting

Past perfect

I had glinted

you had glinted

he/she/it had glinted

we had glinted

you had glinted

they had glinted

Past perfect continuous

I had been glinting

you had been glinting

he/she/it had been glinting

we had been glinting

you had been glinting

they had been glinting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will glint

you will glint

he/she/it will glint

we will glint

you will glint

they will glint

Future continuous

I will be glinting

you will be glinting

he/she/it will be glinting

we will be glinting

you will be glinting

they will be glinting

Future perfect

I will have glinted

you will have glinted

he/she/it will have glinted

we will have glinted

you will have glinted

they will have glinted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been glinting

you will have been glinting

he/she/it will have been glinting

we will have been glinting

you will have been glinting

they will have been glinting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would glint

you would glint

he/she/it would glint

we would glint

you would glint

they would glint

Conditional continuous

I would be glinting

you would be glinting

he/she/it would be glinting

we would be glinting

you would be glinting

they would be glinting

Conditional perfect

I would have glint

you would have glint

he/she/it would have glint

we would have glint

you would have glint

they would have glint

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been glinting

you would have been glinting

he/she/it would have been glinting

we would have been glinting

you would have been glinting

they would have been glinting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you glint
we let´s glint
you glint

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to glint

Past participle

glinted

Present Participle

glinting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GLINT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «glint» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of glint

flash · gleam · glimmer · glitter · shine · sparkle · twinkle · twinkling

TRANSLATION OF GLINT

Find out the translation of glint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of glint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glint» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 闪光
• Translator English - Spanish: centellear
• English: glint
• Translator English - Hindi: चमक
• Translator English - Arabic: بريق
• Translator English - Russian: блеск
• Translator English - Portuguese: cintilar
• Translator English - Bengali: জ্বলজ্বল করা
• Translator English - French: étinceler
• Translator English - Malay: Glint
• Translator English - German: glitzern
• Translator English - Japanese: きらめく
• Translator English - Korean: 반짝이다
• Translator English - Javanese: Glint
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tia sáng
• Translator English - Tamil: கற்றையை
• Translator English - Marathi: चमक
• Translator English - Turkish: ışıltı
• Translator English - Italian: luccicare
• Translator English - Polish: błysk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: блиск
• Translator English - Romanian: licărire
• Translator English - Greek: λάμψη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: glinstering
• Translator English - Swedish: glint
• Translator English - Norwegian: glimt

2 QUOTES WITH «GLINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word glint.

1

Anton Chekhov

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

2

Mahmoud Darwish

I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLINT»

Discover the use of glint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Glint

Gripping, compelling, and utterly absorbing, Glint is the story of two worlds—and two heroines—that readers will never forget.

Ann Coburn, 2009

Infantry, a Glint of the Bayonet

With reference to India.

V. K. Shrivastava, 2000

Glint of Gold

Writer Martin Woodbridge and his wife Merle are captivated by the Dordogne village of Bernay in 1966.

Frances Paige, 2006

Glint

A silver dollar that survived a canceled run accidentally falls into the hands of a used car salesman and he immediately finds himself running from cops as well as murderers

Joseph Valentinetti, 1995

Glint in the Dark

“We know Sarah went to the first Sacrifcial Night concert, and met Glint. From Celina's story, Glint was obsessed with not just her, but eventually her face and what she represented. You see for lack of a better analogy, Sacrificial Night has their ...

Lori Kay, 2012

Computer Vision Systems: Second International Workshop, ICVS ...

Their technique estimates the gaze direction based on the relative position between pupil and the glint. Based on an improvement of this technique, we have developed a video-based, contact-free eye-gaze estimation algorithm that can: ...

Bernt Schiele, Gerhard Sagerer, 2001

Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Multicomponental ...

However, the problem of the contribution of Sun + sky glint in the results of satellite measurements deserves serious attention. Several investigations concerning surface glint have been performed that are especially profound for the SeaWiFS ...

Helgi Arst, Kh. I͡U. Arst, 2003

Radar Imaging of Airborne Targets: A Primer for Applied ...

But there have also been observations of 'spikes' which did not correspond to deep- amplitude fades, and large glint errors were occasionally seen to be related to small-amplitude fades [3-13]. Glint modeling efforts were begun in an attempt ...

Brett Borden, 1999

A Glint In The Sky

His previous work on Folkestone disasters Rain, Wreck and Ruin was widely praised, and for this new book he has carried out exhaustive new research into every aspect of the German attack.

Martin Easdown, 2004

Fundamentals of Strategic Weapons: Offense and Defense Systems

Chaff Glint A chaff cloud is an aggregate of wire dipoles scattered at random inside the chaff cloud and with random orientations with respect to the viewing radar. The signal seen by the radar fluctuates, as a result of the random orientations of ...

James N. Constant, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glint is used in the context of the following news items.

Nuclear Plant Closing Reflects Overhaul of German Energy Production

Even in the town of Grafenrheinfeld, solar panels glint from the roofs of homes and that of the local horseback riding club's indoor arena, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Watch Bryan Cranston's Epic Burn After Fan's Breaking Bad Question

... it doesn't look like Cranston is intentionally trying to be cruel, although initially there is absolutely a glint in his eye which says that he enjoyed ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»

Humans recap: season one, episode five – the high cost of human …

“If we could make more of us, then the humans would have to accept our existence,” she says, with a glint in her eye when Leo informs her that ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

secrets of the super-rich

Still, when I ask what he would spend his fictional billions on, it is impossible to ignore the glint in his eye. "Nothing ostentatious, but I would like ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

Literary light shines on planets

He added, “That world, Pluto, was first captured as a faint glint of light by Clyde Tombaugh on Mars Hill, 85 years ago. We want to understand ... «Arizona Daily Sun, Jul 15»

Across the Water

... gravel beach and then the black of the freezing water, but he sought the subtle glint of moonlight in an eye, the shifting shadow of movement. «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»

Miles Davis's Boldest Heights

... are recognizably descended from his earlier style, but the very metal of his trumpet seemed hotter, the sound reflected the glint of the flame. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»

Mount Washington Road Race: uphill battle ends with well-earned …

A tiny glint of light on the mountainside was a car toiling up the hill, explained another runner. A competitor can finally rest after running up ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»

China's Forgotten Children

They form an orderly line and begin running as the man they call “Father” looks on with a proud glint in his eyes. These eleven children have ... «Harvard Political Review, Jul 15»

Nine things we learned about Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman …

... Louise sometimes thought she detected an unmistakably profane glint in Atticus Finch's eyes, or was it merely the light hitting his glasses? «Scroll.in, Jul 15»