Definition
Past tense of glitter; shone brightly with a sparkling light or reflected flashes.
Etymology
From Old Norse glitra (to glitter) + -ed (past tense marker). The word entered English in the 15th century, originally describing the way metal or jewels caught the light.
Kelly Says
The verb 'glitter' became especially popular in English Romantic poetry—think Keats and Coleridge using 'glittered' to describe moonlight on water or frost on grass. It's an onomatopoeia-adjacent word where the 'tt' sound itself mimics the sparkling.
Translations
DADansk
glänstrade
glahn-stra-deh
DEDeutsch
glitzerte
glitz-er-teh
ELΕλληνικά
σπαρκάρισμα
spar-ka-ris-ma
ESEspañol
brillo
bree-YOH
FAفارسی
درخشید
dar-kha-sheed
FISuomi
heijastui
hei-jas-tui
FRFrançais
éclaté
eh-klah-teh
HIहिन्दी
चमक उठी
chamak oo-thee
HUMagyar
fénylódás
fen-y-lo-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkilat
ber-ki-lat
ITItaliano
brillò
bree-YOH
KO한국어
반짝였다
ban-jjak-i-tta
MSBahasa Melayu
berkilat
ber-ki-lat
NLNederlands
glinsterde
glin-ster-deh
NONorsk
glänstrade
glahn-stra-deh
PLPolski
błyszczał
blysh-cha-l
PTPortuguês
brilhou
bree-YOH
RORomână
sclipiri
skli-pee-ree
RUРусский
блестел
blyes-tel
SVSvenska
glänstrade
glahn-stra-deh
SWKiswahili
angaza
an-ga-za
TAதமிழ்
ஒளிர்ந்தது
o-li-r-nth-athu
TLTL
naka-liwanag
na-ka-lee-wa-nag
TRTürkçe
parladı
par-la-di
VITiếng Việt
lấp lánh
lap lap-nhah
ZUZU
isigqoke
is-i-go-keh