[glis.ten] vi glis.tened ; glis.ten.ing [ME glistnen, fr. OE glisnian; akin to OE glisian to glitter, geolu yellow--more at yellow] (bef. 12c): to give off a sparkling or lustrous reflection of or as if of a moist or polished surface syn see flash
[2]glisten n (1840): glitter, sparkle