Glinting vs Shining - What's the difference?
glinting | shining |
A glint.
* 1902 , William J. Long, School of the Woods
Emitting light.
*
, title= Reflecting light.
Having a high polish or sheen.
Having exceptional merit.
As verbs the difference between glinting and shining
is that glinting is while shining is .As nouns the difference between glinting and shining
is that glinting is a glint while shining is a bright emission of light; a gleam.As an adjective shining is
emitting light.glinting
English
Verb
(head)Synonyms
* aglitter * coruscant * fulgid * glittering * sparklingNoun
(en noun)- 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.
Anagrams
*shining
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining , and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}