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glisten

/ɡˈlɪsən/GLIH-suhn
/ɡˈlɪsən/GLIH-suhn

Meaningshine

Common meaning: shine with a moist or sparkling light

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishglistansource
  2. Middle Englishglisiensource
  3. Englishglisten‘shine with a moist or sparkling light’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English glistan ‘shine’.

Source words

  • glistan Old English · source word “shine”

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