GLITTER


Meaning of GLITTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɡlɪtə ]

v. & n. --v.intr. 1 shine, esp. with a bright reflected light; sparkle. 2 (usu. foll. by with) a be showy or splendid (glittered with diamonds). b be ostentatious or flashily brilliant (glittering rhetoric). --n. 1 a gleam; a sparkle. 2 showiness; splendour. 3 tiny pieces of sparkling material as on Christmas-tree decorations. øøglitteringly adv. glittery adj. [ME f. ON glitra f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.