Adjective

• 1. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light;

  "bugle beads all aglitter"

  "glinting eyes"

  "glinting water"

  "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"

  "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"

  "glittery costume jewelry"

  "scintillant mica"

  "the scintillating stars"

  "a dress with sparkly sequins"

  "`glistering' is an archaic term"