[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

glisten \glis"ten\ gli^s"'n, v. i. imp.  p. p.
   glistened; p. pr.  vb. n. glistening. oe. glistnian,
   akin to glisnen, glisien, as. glisian, glisnian, akin to e.
   glitter. see glitter, v. i., and cf. glister, v. i.
   to sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild,
   subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating
   light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.

   syn: see flash.
        1913 webster
see also:
glistened glistening glitter glister flash 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

glisten
     n : the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly syn: glitter,
          glister, scintillation, sparkle
     v : be shiny, as if wet; "his eyes were glistening" syn: glitter,
          glint, gleam, shine
see also:
glitter glister scintillation sparkle glint gleam 
shine 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

31 moby thesaurus words for "glisten":
   blink, blinking, coruscate, coruscation, firefly, glance, gleam,
   glimmer, glimmering, glint, glisk, glister, glitter, glittering,
   glow, glowworm, reflect, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation,
   shimmer, shimmering, shine, spangle, spark, sparkle,
   stroboscopic light, tinsel, twinkle, twinkling, wink

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