Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Glitter \Glit"ter\, n.
   A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster;
   brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal
   equipage. --Milton.

Glitter \Glit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra,
   Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG.
   gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E.
   glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]
   1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and
      broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering
      sword.

            The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive;
      as, the glittering scenes of a court.

   Syn: To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare.
        See {Gleam}, {Flash}.

Source : WordNet®

glitter
     n 1: the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glister},
           {glisten}, {scintillation}, {sparkle}]
     2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: {sparkle}, {coruscation}]
     v : be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glisten},
          {glint}, {gleam}, {shine}]