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glitter

glit·ter

UK/ˈɡlɪtə/ US/ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (2)

verb

1.

be shiny, as if wet

  • “His eyes were glistening”
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noun

1.
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Origin

From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.

Phrases

  • all that glitters is not gold
  • glitter bomb
  • glitter family
  • glitter pits
  • glitter rock

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