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How to pronounce glitter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms gleam, glint, glisten, shine
Type of look, appear, seem
Has types spangle, shimmer
Type Words
Synonyms coruscation, sparkle
Type of flash
Derivation glittery
Type Words
Synonyms glisten, glister, scintillation, sparkle
Type of brightness
Derivation glittery

Examples of glitter

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Hellelujeh is popular in Macy's every X'mas with all the glitter and gift wraps.
From the economist.com
Add glitter with glue, then attach the jewels with straight pins or craft putty.
From the ocregister.com
Small Needlefish and orange or rainbow-glitter Power bait has also been working.
From the sacbee.com
She seems destined to return to that glitter-dusted dance floor before too long.
From the denverpost.com
Sometimes all that glistens during the season isn't glitter or gold, it's tears.
From the dailyherald.com
In the past he has made touching sculptures of grape stems studded with glitter.
From the independent.co.uk
Like the other little girls at the dance recital, she needs no glitter to shine.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Blurry as the images are, the black glitter of Mason's gaze burns up the screen.
From the guardian.co.uk
I think everyone likes cupcakes, but it's not all about butterflies and glitter.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
More examples
  • Be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
  • The quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  • The occurrence of a small flash or spark
  • (glittery) aglitter(p): 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 ...
  • Glitter describes an assortment of small, flat, reflective particles. Glitter particles reflect light at different angles, causing the surface to sparkle or shimmer. Glitter is like confetti, sparkles, or sequins, but somewhat smaller...
  • The Kasakela chimpanzee community is an inhabited community of wild Eastern chimpanzees that lives in Gombe National Park near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The community was the subject of Dr. Jane Goodall's pioneering study that began in 1960, and studies have continued ever since. ...
  • Glitter is a 2001 American drama film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring R&B singer, songwriter Mariah Carey. It was produced by 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. It centers on the life and times of a struggling singer from the early club music scene in the 1980s.
  • Glitter was an album released in 1972 by British glam rock singer Gary Glitter, produced by Bell Records. ...
  • Glitter is the debut album of ex-Schwarz Stein vocalist Kaya, released on December 27, 2006.