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Shining vs Glistering - What's the difference?

shining | glistering |

As adjectives the difference between shining and glistering

is that shining is emitting light while glistering is glistening, glittering, gleaming, shining.

As verbs the difference between shining and glistering

is that shining is present participle of lang=en while glistering is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun shining

is a bright emission of light; a gleam.

shining

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Emitting light.
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  • Reflecting light.
  • Having a high polish or sheen.
  • Having exceptional merit.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bright emission of light; a gleam.
  • glistering

    English

    Alternative forms

    * glistring (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Glistening, glittering, gleaming, shining.
  • Verb

    (head)