glistered
Caught the light
Glistered is the past tense of glister, an archaic or literary verb meaning to glitter or sparkle.
The word appears most famously in the proverb All that glisters is not gold, Shakespeare's original wording in *The Merchant of Venice*.
Modern usage typically substitutes glitters.
Faint, wavering light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- twinkleShine with flickering light
- glintBrief bright reflection
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
sparkle · scintillate · iridescence · opalescence · nacreous · phosphorescence · luminescence · coruscation
glimmer
Faint, wavering light
flicker · sparkle · scintillate · iridescence · opalescence · nacreous · phosphorescence · luminescence · coruscation · spangle
luminous
Emitting or reflecting light
- effulgentShining brilliantly forth
- beamingSmiling very broadly
- incandescentGlowing from heat
illuminated · dazzling · brilliant · blazing · glowing · refulgent · lucent · radiant · aglow · ablaze
lustrous
Softly bright, reflective
shiny · sleek · buffed · reflective · mirrorlike · sheeny · silken · satiny · smooth · varnished