Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Glisten \Glis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistened}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Glistening}.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen,
   glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See
   {Glitter}, v. i., and cf. {Glister}, v. i.]
   To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild,
   subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating
   light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.

   Syn: See {Flash}.