Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Glint \Glint\, n. [OE. glent.]
   A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] ``He saw a glint of
   light.'' --Ramsay.

Glint \Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v.
   i.]
   To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to
   glitter. --Burns.

Glint \Glint\, v. t.
   To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.

Source : WordNet®

glint
     n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {flicker}, {spark}]
     2: a spatially localized brightness
     v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter},
           {glisten}, {gleam}, {shine}]
     2: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced
        at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything
        interesting" [syn: {glance}, {peek}]