[ adj ] having brief brilliant points or flashes of light <adj.all> bugle beads all aglitterglinting eyes glinting water his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent shop window full of glittering Christmas trees glittery costume jewelry scintillant mica the scintillating stars a dress with sparkly sequins `glistering' is an archaic term
Aglitter \A*glit"ter\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glitter.] Glittering; in a glitter.