Glint vs. Shine — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Glint and Shine
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Glint
A momentary flash of light; a sparkle
A glint of sunlight through the clouds.
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Shine
(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light
The sun shone through the window
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Glint
A faint or fleeting indication; a trace
A glint of suspicion on his face.
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Shine
Be very talented or perform very well
A boy who shone at nothing
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Glint
To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection
Her glasses glinted in the sunlight.
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Shine
Make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it; polish
His shoes were shined to perfection
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Glint
To be reflected in small flashes
The moon glinted on the lake.
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Shine
A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something
My hair has lost its shine
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Glint
A short flash of light.
I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.
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Shine
To emit light.
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Glint
Not sharp; dull.
The knife is glint.
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Shine
To reflect light; glint or glisten.
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Glint
(intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly.
A wedding ring glinted on her finger.
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Shine
To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.
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Glint
(intransitive) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
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Shine
To be immediately apparent
Delight shone in her eyes.
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Glint
(transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
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Shine
To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).
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Glint
To dry; to wither.
The sun glints grass and corn.
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Shine
Past tense and past participle shined To make glossy or bright by polishing.
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Glint
A glimpse, glance, or gleam.
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Shine
Brightness from a source of light; radiance.
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Glint
To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
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Shine
Brightness from reflected light; luster.
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Glint
To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.
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Shine
A shoeshine.
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Glint
A momentary flash of light
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Shine
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.
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Glint
A spatially localized brightness
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Shine
Fair weather
Rain or shine.
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Glint
Be shiny, as if wet;
His eyes were glistening
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Shine
Shines(Informal) Pranks or tricks.
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Glint
Throw a glance at; take a brief look at;
She only glanced at the paper
I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
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Shine
(Slang) Whiskey; moonshine.
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Shine
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.
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Shine
To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
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Shine
To reflect light.
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Shine
To distinguish oneself; to excel.
My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.
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Shine
To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
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Shine
To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
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Shine
To be immediately apparent.
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Shine
(transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.
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Shine
(transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.
In hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them
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Shine
(transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.
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Shine
To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
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Shine
Brightness from a source of light.
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Shine
Brightness from reflected light.
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Shine
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
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Shine
Shoeshine.
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Shine
Sunshine.
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Shine
(slang) Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
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Shine
(cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
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Shine
(slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
She's certainly taken a shine to you.
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Shine
A caper; an antic; a row.
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Shine
To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
Hyperion's quickening fire doth shine.
God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Cghrist.
Let thine eyes shine forth in their full luster.
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Shine
To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
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Shine
To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.
Once brightest shined this child of heat and air.
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Shine
To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.
Few are qualified to shine in company; but it in most men's power to be agreeable.
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Shine
To cause to shine, as a light.
He [God] doth not rain wealth, nor shine honor and virtues, upon men equally.
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Shine
To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them.
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Shine
The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
Now sits not girt with taper's holy shine.
Fair opening to some court's propitious shine.
The distant shine of the celestial city.
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Shine
Sunshine; fair weather.
Be it fair or foul, or rain or shine.
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Shine
A liking for a person; a fancy.
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Shine
Caper; antic; row.
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Shine
Shining; sheen.
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Shine
The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
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Shine
Be bright by reflecting or casting light;
Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
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Shine
Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light;
The sun shone bright that day
The fire beamed on their faces
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Shine
Be shiny, as if wet;
His eyes were glistening
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Shine
Be distinguished or eminent;
His talent shines
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Shine
Be clear and obvious;
A shining example
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Shine
Especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink;
Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna
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Shine
Throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.);
Shine the light on that window, please
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Shine
Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
Light fell on her face
The sun shone on the fields
The light struck the golden necklace
A strange sound struck my ears
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Shine
Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion;
She was beaming with joy
Her face radiated with happiness
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Shine
(of surfaces) make shine;
Shine the silver, please
Polish my shoes
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