glister

verb

/ˈɡlɪstə(r)/

/ˈɡlɪstər/

[intransitive] (literary)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they glister	/ˈɡlɪstə(r)/ /ˈɡlɪstər/
he / she / it glisters	/ˈɡlɪstəz/ /ˈɡlɪstərz/
past simple glistered	/ˈɡlɪstəd/ /ˈɡlɪstərd/
past participle glistered	/ˈɡlɪstəd/ /ˈɡlɪstərd/
-ing form glistering	/ˈɡlɪstərɪŋ/ /ˈɡlɪstərɪŋ/

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to shine brightly with little flashes of light, like a diamond闪耀；闪亮；熠熠生辉 synonym glitter

Idioms

all that glitters/glistens/glisters is not gold

(saying) not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc.闪闪发光的未必都是金子；中看未必中用