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Pronunciation : Glit"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. glitan, OHG. glizzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]
Definition : 1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword. The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. Dryden.

2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.

Syn. -- To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare. See Gleam, Flash.

i. [imp. & p. p. Glittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glittering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Glit"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913