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Glim vs Glinting - What's the difference?

glim | glinting |

As nouns the difference between glim and glinting

is that glim is (slang) a light, candle, lantern while glinting is a glint.

As a verb glinting is

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glim

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) A light, candle, lantern.
  • * 1837 , (Charles Dickens), , Ch. 16:
    • 'Let's have a glim ,' said Sikes, 'or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog. Look after your legs if you do!'
  • * 1851 , (Herman Melville), , Ch. 3:
    • "Come along here, I'll give ye a glim in a jiffy;" and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way.
  • * 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), , Ch. 5:
    • 'Sure enough, they left their glim here,' said the fellow from the window.
  • (slang) An eye.
  • (obsolete) brightness; splendour
    • ----

    glinting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Synonyms

    * aglitter * coruscant * fulgid * glittering * sparkling

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A glint.
  • * 1902 , William J. Long, School of the Woods
    • Then, as if to contradict me, a stray sunbeam found the spot and sent curious bright glintings of sheen and shadow dancing and playing under the fallen roots and trunk.

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