English Explanatory Dictionary

glister

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gleam, glisten, or coruscate.
noun
  1. A brilliant flash; a glint.
noun
  1. Alternative form of clyster.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɪstɚ/ En-us-glister.oga

Word forms

glister glisters glistering glistered

Etymology

From Middle English glisteren, either borrowed from or related to Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch glisteren; like a host of other Germanic words in gl- related to shining, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.

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