(transitive) To see or view briefly or incompletely. / (intransitive) To appear by glimpses.

present participle of glitter

Brightly sparkling. / (figuratively) Valuable, desirable.

The appearance of something that glitters.

A short flash of light.

(archaic, Shropshire, of a blade) Not sharp; dull.

(intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly. / (intransitive) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter. / (transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.

(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

A glistening shine from a wet surface.

The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.