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Verb: glitter  gli-tu(r)
  1. Be shiny, as if wet
    "His eyes were glittering";
    - glisten, glint, gleam, shine
Noun: glitter  gli-tu(r)
  1. The quality of shining with a bright reflected light
    "The glitter of the morning dew caught her eye";
    - glister [archaic], glisten, scintillation, sparkle
     
  2. The occurrence of a small flash or spark
    "The glitter of diamonds dazzled the audience";
    - sparkle, coruscation

Derived forms: glitters, glittering, glittered

Type of: appear, brightness, flash, look, seem

Encyclopedia: Glitter, Shards, Doom, Memory