verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
glisten with sweat (= be wet and shiny with sweat )
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His chest glistened with sweat.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
sun
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Another was of the château, the water of the lake glistening in the evening sun .
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First there was a nearly circular rim of resplendent mountains, their white caps glistening in the morning sun .
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It was a sunny day and Gorman's head was glistening in the sun .
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Their sweat-covered backs glistened in the sun as they sat down for a smoke break.
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Still wet from a recent rain squall, the city lay glistening in the sun .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Blood glistened on the jaguar's shoulder.
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The grey roofs glistened after the rain.
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When we finished the set, Katie's face was red and glistening with sweat.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A round table was covered with a white linen cloth and glistening silverware.
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Everywhere you look, little shards of glass glistening in the lamplight.
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I could almost see her come out of the water with her short hair glistening wet and pressed to her forehead.
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The ballroom was to the left, and, in 1902, its chandeliers threw glistening blurs on a flawless parquet floor.
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The tarmac glistened wet and the trees in the pier gardens dripped.
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They strain every muscle as they pedal; their bodies glisten with sweat; all are skinny, some wasted.
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What a glistening gift was her gift to me!