n. [ OE. glent. ] A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [ Scot. ] “He saw a glint of light.” Ramsay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Glinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Glinting. ] [ OE. glenten. Cf. Glance, v. i., Glitter, v. i. ] To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter. Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; as, glinting eyes; glinting water. Syn. -- aglitter(predicate), fulgid, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, scintillescent, sparkling(prenominal), sparkly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]