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glimmer
A faint light; a dim glow.
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  1. A faint light; a dim glow.
  2. A faint manifestation or dim perception
  3. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
gleam
A brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
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  1. A brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
  2. A brief or dim indication; a trace:
  3. A brief beam or flash of light:
shimmer
A shimmering light; glimmer
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  1. A shimmering light; glimmer
  2. A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
blink
(Scots) A quick look or glimpse; a glance.
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  1. (Scots) A quick look or glimpse; a glance.
  2. A brief flash of light; twinkle or glimmer
  3. The act or an instance of rapidly closing and opening the eyes or an eye.
coruscation
A coruscating; sparkling
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  1. A coruscating; sparkling
  2. A sudden brilliant display, as of wit
  3. A flash or gleam of light
flash
A brief time; moment
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  1. A brief time; moment
  2. A sudden perception:
  3. Instantaneous illumination for photography:
flicker
An act or instance of flickering
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  1. An act or instance of flickering
  2. A dart of flame or light, as in a flickering fire
  3. A look or feeling that comes and goes quickly
glance
A quick flash of light; a gleam.
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  1. A quick flash of light; a gleam.
  2. A brief or cursory look:
  3. A flash or gleam
gleam
A brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
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  1. A brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
  2. A brief or dim indication; a trace:
  3. A brief beam or flash of light:
glimmer
A faint manifestation or dim perception
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  1. A faint manifestation or dim perception
  2. A faint light; a dim glow.
  3. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
spark
Any flash or sparkle of light like this
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  1. Any flash or sparkle of light like this
  2. A glowing bit of matter, esp. one thrown off by a fire
  3. A flash of light, especially a flash produced by electric discharge.
twinkle
A quick flash of amusement, etc. in the eye
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  1. A quick flash of amusement, etc. in the eye
  2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes.
  3. A quick, intermittent flash of light; sparkle
wink
A quick closing and opening of the eyelids; a blink.
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  1. A quick closing and opening of the eyelids; a blink.
  2. A gleam or twinkle.
  3. The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.
flash
(Slang) The pleasurable sensation that accompanies the use of a drug; a rush.
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  1. (Slang) The pleasurable sensation that accompanies the use of a drug; a rush.
  2. A sudden perception:
  3. Instantaneous illumination for photography:
glisten
A glistening
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  1. A glistening
  2. A sparkling, lustrous shine.
  3. A glittering shine; a scintillation, sparkle or flash.
glister
Alternative form of clyster.
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  1. Alternative form of clyster.
  2. A brilliant flash; a glint
  3. Glitter; brilliance.
glitter
Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
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  1. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  2. A sparkling or glistening light.
  3. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
scintillation
(Astronomy) Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.
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  1. (Astronomy) Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.
  2. A flash of light; a spark
  3. A spark; flash
shimmer
A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
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  1. A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
  2. A shimmering light; glimmer
sparkle
Brilliant animation; vivacity.
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  1. Brilliant animation; vivacity.
  2. A spark or glowing particle
  3. A little spark; a scintillation.
coruscate
To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:
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  1. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:
  2. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter:
flash
To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
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  1. To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
  2. (Slang) To think of or remember something suddenly:
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:
glance
To look suddenly and briefly; take a quick look
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  1. To look suddenly and briefly; take a quick look
  2. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly:
  3. To flash or gleam
gleam
To appear or be revealed briefly or suddenly
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  1. To appear or be revealed briefly or suddenly
  2. To shine or reflect with a gleam or gleams
  3. To emit a gleam; flash or glow:
glimmer
To appear faintly or indistinctly:
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  1. To appear faintly or indistinctly:
  2. To give a faint, flickering light
  3. (Intransitive) To shine with a faint unsteady light.
glisten
To be reflected with a sparkling luster:
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  1. To be reflected with a sparkling luster:
  2. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster:
  3. (Intransitive) to reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash
glitter
To sparkle brilliantly; glisten:
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  1. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten:
  2. To shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle
  3. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
scintillate
To give off sparks; flash; sparkle
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  1. To give off sparks; flash; sparkle
  2. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle.
  3. To sparkle intellectually; be brilliant and witty
shimmer
To form a wavering image, as by reflection from waves of water or heat
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  1. To form a wavering image, as by reflection from waves of water or heat
  2. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  3. (Intransitive) To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.
spangle
To cover or decorate with spangles or other bright objects
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  1. To cover or decorate with spangles or other bright objects
  2. To glitter with or as with spangles
  3. (Intransitive) To sparkle, flash or coruscate.
sparkle
To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
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  1. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
  2. (Intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
  3. (Intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
twinkle
(Of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
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  1. (Of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
  2. (Chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
  3. To shine with quick, intermittent flashes of light, as some stars; sparkle
wink
To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
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  1. To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
  2. To close and open (an eye or the eyes) rapidly.
  3. To shine intermittently; twinkle
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  • Finally he sat up, a glint of humor in his eyes.

  • A glint of triumph lit her gaze, and she added with arrogance, "But you can never command me."

  • His smile was polite, but the eyes held a glint of humor.

  • That pleased smile was on his lips again and his eyes held a glint of humor.

  • His eyes held a glint of humor that never crossed his lips.

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