English

Noun

glint ‎(plural glints)

1. A short flash of light.

   I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.

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Adjective

glint ‎(comparative more glint, superlative most glint)

1. (archaic, Shropshire dialect, of a blade) Not sharp; dull.

   The knife is glint.

Verb

glint ‎(third-person singular simple present glints, present participle glinting, simple past and past participle glinted)

1. To flash briefly.
2. To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Robert Burns to this entry?)

3. (archaic, Shropshire dialect) To dry; to wither.

   The sun glints grass and corn.

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References

• Wright, Joseph (1900) The English Dialect Dictionary, volume 2, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pages 644–645