different between glittering vs glinting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?t????/

Verb

glittering

1. present participle of glitter

Adjective

glittering (comparative more glittering, superlative most glittering)

1. Brightly sparkling.
2. (figuratively) Valuable, desirable.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p.85:

     Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees.

Synonyms

• aglitter

Translations

Noun

glittering (plural glitterings)

1. The appearance of something that glitters.

   • Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances.

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nt??

Verb

glinting

1. present participle of glint

Synonyms

• aglitter
• coruscant
• fulgid
• glittering
• sparkling

Noun

glinting (plural glintings)

1. A glint.
   • 1902, William J. Long, School of the Woods

     Then, as if to contradict me, a stray sunbeam found the spot and sent curious bright glintings of sheen and shadow dancing and playing under the fallen roots and trunk.

Anagrams

• tingling