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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Glitter

/glĭt'-ẽr/ · Glit·ter · IPA /ˈɡlɪtɚ/
01 v. i. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.
imp. & p. p. Glittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glittering
  1. 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. 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.
02 n. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
  1. 1.
    A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.