What is the meaning of glistening?

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verb

Be shiny, as if wet.
- usage: "His eyes were glistening"
- synonyms: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine

adjective

Reflecting light.
- usage: "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"
- synonyms: glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining

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