Glitter - English meaning

verb

Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request.

Usage examples:

Police are appealing for information about the incident

noun

A serious, urgent, or heartfelt request.

Usage examples:

His mother made an appeal for the return of the ring

verb

To be interesting or attractive

Usage examples:

Such music managed to appeal to the tastes of both young and old., [ t ] the verdict was appealed t…

noun

The action or power of evoking interest in or liking for someone or something.

Usage examples:

The timeless attraction of a good tune

verb

Shut and open the eyes quickly.

Usage examples:

I blinked in astonishment

noun

An act of shutting and opening the eyes very quickly.

Usage examples:

He was observing her every blink

verb

To close and open the eyes quickly, once or several times

Usage examples:

[ i ] he stared at us without blinking.

noun

The quality or state of giving out or reflecting light.

Usage examples:

We can change the brightness of the bulb

noun

The quality of shining with, or of producing, a lot of light

Usage examples:

The brightness of the snow made him blink., the moon's brightness fluctuates as it orbits the plane…

noun

Intense brightness of light.

Usage examples:

The nights were dark, lit only by the brilliance of aegean stars

verb

(of light) flash or sparkle.

Usage examples:

The light was coruscating through the walls

noun

A series of bright flashes

Usage examples:

It is impossible to look at the mona lisa at the louvre except through a coruscation of flashbulbs.…

verb

(of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.

Usage examples:

She was dazzled by the headlights

noun

Brightness that blinds someone temporarily.

Usage examples:

I screwed my eyes up against the dazzle

verb

To cause someone to feel strong admiration of something or someone

Usage examples:

He was dazzled by rome’s architectural treasures.

noun

The ability to shine brightly

Usage examples:

The fire died down, marked only by a brief effulgence of a glowing ember., dawn was near and the st…

noun

A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.

Usage examples:

Her cheeks were flushed with excitement

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

Usage examples:

A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

Usage examples:

A flash new car

noun

The quality of looking too bright, big, and expensive in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration

Usage examples:

There is a pleasing lack of flashiness for an expensive resort., the only hint of flashiness was a …

verb

(of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness.

Usage examples:

The interior lights flickered, and came on

noun

An unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness.

Usage examples:

The flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes

noun

An american woodpecker that often feeds on ants on the ground.

Usage examples:

Woodpeckers, flickers, chickadees and nuthatches are among the many species that benefit from it.

verb

Destroy (small growths or areas of tissue) using diathermy.

Usage examples:

A high-frequency electric current is applied to fulgurate the biological tissue

noun

The destruction of small growths or areas of tissue using diathermy.

Usage examples:

The method used to surgically eradicate the tumor is classified as an optional policy, with electro…

noun

An attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing.

Usage examples:

The glamour of monte carlo

noun

A quality of someone or something that causes excitement and admiration because of its style or attractive appearance

Usage examples:

Hollywood glamour, the downhill race was one of the glamour events of the winter olympics.

verb

Shine brightly, especially with reflected light.

Usage examples:

Light gleamed on the china cats

noun

A faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something.

Usage examples:

The gleam of a silver tray

verb

To shine with a soft light

Usage examples:

Street lights gleamed brightly in the snow., the gleam of silver candlesticks

verb

Shine faintly with a wavering light.

Usage examples:

The moonlight glimmered on the lawn

noun

A faint or wavering light.

Usage examples:

He saw a faint glimmer of light from her window

verb

(of light) to shine without strength or not continuously

Usage examples:

A candle glimmered faintly in the darkened room., a glimmer of light, the treaty offered a glimmer …

verb

Give out or reflect small flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her glasses glinted in the firelight

noun

A small flash of light, especially a reflected one.

Usage examples:

The glint of gold in his teeth

verb

Sparkle; glitter.

Usage examples:

The wedding ring caught the light, glistering brightly

noun

A sparkle.

Usage examples:

Within the canvas, there is a makeshift altar, the flickering of candles illuminating the glister o…

noun

The showy quality of something

Usage examples:

The glitz and glamour of hollywood, a glitzy restaurant

verb

Glow with heat.

Usage examples:

The lights of the town lay incandescing across the prairie

noun

A gentle shining light

Usage examples:

He describes the copper bartop as humming with warm lambency., looking into the lambency of his hoo…

noun

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

Usage examples:

The light of the sun

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.

Usage examples:

The bedrooms are light and airy

verb

Emit light by luminescence.

Usage examples:

Genes in these marine bacteria make them luminesce

verb

(of a substance) to produce light without being heated

Usage examples:

Solids that luminesce are called phosphors.

noun

The emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence.

Usage examples:

Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence

noun

The giving out of light by a substance that has not been heated

Usage examples:

A variety of lighting elements are used, from led to chemical luminescence., the car headlights lit…

noun

Luminous quality.

Usage examples:

Acrylic colours retain freshness and luminosity

noun

The total amount of energy produced by a star in one second

verb

Emit light or radiation by phosphorescence.

Usage examples:

We saw glow-worms phosphorescing at us from the dark of the bracken

noun

Light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat.

Usage examples:

The stones overhead gleamed with phosphorescence

noun

A kind of weak light that is created in the dark without noticeable heat

Usage examples:

In mines and natural caves we find a species of fungus that emits an intense phosphorescence., it w…

noun

An attractive combination of vitality and glamour.

Usage examples:

A summer collection with pizzazz

noun

Showy appearance or performance, intended to attract attention or cause confusion

Usage examples:

The razzle-dazzle in this movie doesn’t make up for the lack of plot.

noun

Noisy, showy, and exciting activity and display designed to attract and impress.

Usage examples:

The razzmatazz of a political campaign

verb

Emit flashes of light; sparkle.

Usage examples:

The sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light

noun

A flash or sparkle of light.

Usage examples:

Scintillations of diamond-hard light

verb

Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The sea shimmered in the sunlight

noun

A soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

A pale shimmer of moonlight

verb

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

Usage examples:

The sun shone through the window

noun

A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something.

Usage examples:

My hair has lost its shine

noun

The quality of trying to be noticed or to attract a lot of attention

Usage examples:

As a pianist, she goes well beyond superficial showiness and technical flair., their lack of onstag…

noun

A small thin piece of glittering material, typically sewn as one of many on clothing for decoration; a sequin.

Usage examples:

We were dressed for the show in leotards covered with silver spangles

verb

Cover with spangles or other small sparkling objects or lights.

Usage examples:

Stars spangled the moonless sky

verb

Shine brightly with flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head

noun

A glittering flash of light.

Usage examples:

There was a sparkle in his eyes

verb

To shine brightly

Usage examples:

The lake sparkled in the sunlight., his writings sparkle with intelligence., we could tell she was …

noun

A sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

Usage examples:

The thrill of jumping out of an aeroplane

verb

Cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

Usage examples:

His kiss thrilled and excited her

noun

A feeling of great excitement and pleasure

Usage examples:

It gave me a thrill to see her again after so many years., [ t ] just standing next to him thrilled…

noun

A form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread.

Usage examples:

A room bedecked with tinsel and fairy lights

noun

Thin strips of a shiny material used as decoration, esp. on christmas trees

verb

(of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint.

Usage examples:

The lights twinkled in the distance

noun

A sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes.

Usage examples:

She looked at me with a grin and a twinkle in her eye

verb

(of light) to shine brightly and then less brightly, as if quickly flashing on and off

Usage examples:

Stars twinkled in the clear night sky., his eyes twinkled with mischief., we could see the twinkle …

verb

Close and open one eye quickly, typically to indicate that something is a joke or a secret or as a signal of affection or greeting.

Usage examples:

He winked at nicole as he passed

noun

An act of winking.

Usage examples:

Barney gave him a knowing wink