glare vs glisten

glare

verb
  • To shine brightly. 

  • To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid. 

  • To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. 

  • To stare angrily. 

noun
  • An angry or fierce stare. 

  • A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call. 

  • A viscous, transparent substance; glair. 

  • An intense, blinding light. 

  • Showy brilliance; gaudiness. 

  • A smooth, bright, glassy surface. 

adj
  • smooth and bright or translucent; glary 

glisten

verb
  • To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash. 

noun
  • A glistening shine from a wet surface. 

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