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glitter

/ˈɡlɪtə(r)/verb

उच्चारण ग्लिटर

चमचमाना

Core word

verb
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    [I]

    to shine brightly with little flashes of light

    चमचमाना

    • glittering jewels
    • The lights of the city glittered on the river at night.
    • The sea glittered under the afternoon sun.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her bangles glittered as she danced.
    • Frost glittered on the grass at dawn.

    Synonyms sparkle shimmer glint twinkle

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

glitter (verb)

To glitter is to shine brightly with many small flashes of light.

Glitter का अर्थ अनेक छोटी झलकों के साथ तेज़ चमकना है।

  • The stars glittered in the cold sky.
  • Diamonds glittered in the shop window.

glitter with sth

A place can glitter with lights or jewels; with names what makes it shine.

कोई स्थान रोशनियों या रत्नों से चमक सकता है; 'with' बताता है कि चमक किससे है।

  • The city glittered with lights during Diwali.

glitter (uncountable noun)

As a noun, glitter is bright sparkling light, or the tiny shiny pieces used for decoration; it is uncountable.

Noun के रूप में glitter चमकती हुई रोशनी, या सजावट के छोटे चमकीले कणों के लिए है; यह uncountable है।

  • The card was covered in gold glitter.
  • She loved the glitter of the festival.

All that glitters is not gold

This proverb warns that something attractive on the outside may have no real value.

यह कहावत चेतावनी देती है कि बाहर से आकर्षक दिखने वाली चीज़ का वास्तविक मूल्य नहीं भी हो सकता है।

  • The offer looked great, but remember that all that glitters is not gold.

glitter vs glister / glisten

Glisten is used for wet surfaces that shine, such as eyes or dew; glitter is for sparkling flashes, as from jewels.

'Glisten' नम सतहों की चमक के लिए है, जैसे आँखें या ओस; 'glitter' रत्नों जैसी झिलमिलाती झलकों के लिए है।

  • Tears glistened in her eyes, and the necklace glittered.
+Collocations 4

adverb + glitter

brightlyfaintlycoldlydazzlinglysoftly

  • The lake glittered brightly under the moon.

glitter + with

with jewelswith lightswith frostwith dewwith sequins

  • The grass glittered with dew in the morning.

adjective + glitter

goldsilverbrightfalsecheap

  • They decorated the board with silver glitter.

glitter + noun

penpaintpowderlights

  • The children used glitter pens for their cards.
“More examples 6
  • The bride's gold jewellery glittered under the wedding lights.

विवाह की रोशनियों में दुल्हन के सोने के गहने जगमगा रहे थे।

  • Frost glittered on the rooftops in the early morning.

सुबह-सुबह छतों पर पाला झिलमिला रहा था।

  • Radhika sprinkled some glitter on the Diwali card.

राधिका ने दीवाली कार्ड पर थोड़ा glitter छिड़का।

  • The glitter of the city lights could be seen from the hill.

पहाड़ी से शहर की रोशनियों की जगमगाहट दिखाई देती थी।

  • He was attracted by the glitter of fame, but not by the hard work behind it.

वह प्रसिद्धि की चमक-दमक से आकर्षित था, पर उसके पीछे की कड़ी मेहनत से नहीं।

  • The festival lamps made the whole street glitter.

त्योहार के दीयों ने पूरी गली को जगमगा दिया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ All that glitters are not gold.

✓ All that glitters is not gold.

In the proverb, the verb after the relative clause is singular.

कहावत में verb singular रूप में आती है।

✗ The glitters of the stars attracted her.

✓ The glitter of the stars attracted her.

Glitter as a noun is uncountable and has no plural s.

Noun के रूप में glitter uncountable है और उसमें plural s नहीं लगता।

Idioms 1

all that glitters is not gold

something that looks attractive or valuable may not really be good or valuable

हर चमकती चीज़ सोना नहीं होती; बाहरी चमक-दमक पर न जाओ

  • The job promised a huge salary, but all that glitters is not gold, so check the company first.
  • Radhika soon realised that all that glitters is not gold when the expensive phone stopped working.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings

'All that glitters is not gold' (things that look good may not be valuable).

कहावत 'All that glitters is not gold' (हर चमकने वाली चीज़ सोना नहीं होती)।