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Glimmering vs Glinting - What's the difference?

glimmering | glinting |

As verbs the difference between glimmering and glinting

is that glimmering is while glinting is .

As nouns the difference between glimmering and glinting

is that glimmering is a glimmer while glinting is a glint.

glimmering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A glimmer.
    • the first glimmerings of repentance

    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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