Ways of Shining

Question	Answer
to shine with low light and heat but usually without flame to shine with a steady light	glow
to give out a gentle light, shine softly	gleam
to shine with light reflected off a wet surface	glisten
to shine with a light that seems to move slightly	shimmer
to produce small flashes of light	sparkle
to shine with bright points of light	glitter
to burn brightly but with an unsteady light and/or for a very short time	flare (up)
to be reflected off a surface	bounce
to send out beams of light or energy	beam
To shine intensely and blindingly.	glare
to cause (someone) to be unable to see especially from intense light	dazzle
to shine or give off bright light suddenly or in repeated bursts	flash
to burn or glow in an unsteady way : to produce an unsteady light	flicker
to shine in small bright flashes usually by reflection	glint
to shine in a weak, faint, or unsteady way	glimmer
to shine with an unsteady light or intermittently ; to produce small flashes of light	twinkle

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	Created by Ana Luz over 10 years ago