A brief and subtle expression in one's eye (s) indicating a hidden or secret emotion, agenda, idea, plan, etc. She said that she was happy for both of them, but I knew by the glint in her eye that she despised Mark's new girlfriend. My father, with a glint in his eyes, told me that I would get the best present after the party was over.

If you have a glint in your eye, your eyes shine with excitement or because you are going to do something bad: She had a wicked glint in her eye . glint noun [no plural] ( LIGHT )

2013年4月5日 · Hard to explain. I think "to have a glint in one's eye" usually means that the person is being a bit naughty or clever. In this case it seems that he goes slightly crazy when talking about the government.

When someone's eyes glint, they look bright, expressing a strong emotion: glint with She smiled at him, her eyes glinting with mischief . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

2020年4月20日 · A glint or a gleam in somebody's eye means that somebody has a secret- maybe something that amuses you. A glimmer is a very dim light, so when it is used about somebody's eye, it maybe means that they barely understand …

2022年7月7日 · If you have a glint in your eye, your eyes shine with excitement or because you are going to do something bad: She had a wicked glint in her eye.

'Glint' and 'gleam' usually mean one specific instance of light bouncing/reflecting off of their eyeballs (poetically and prettily, of course😉). the only difference for me might be with 'glitter' which could mean that light reflects off a surface (their eyeballs) several times in a row.

A brief and subtle expression in one's eye (s) indicating a hidden or secret emotion, agenda, idea, plan, etc. She said that she was happy for both of them, but I knew by the glint in her eye that she despised Mark's new girlfriend. My father, with a glint in his eyes, told me that I would get the best present after the party was over.

There might be a glint in their eye or they might look away. More like a good human with a bit of a glint in their eye. The scene is presented with heightened emotion and a glint of sad humour. The larger was a male, glinting of burnished gold in the afternoon sunshine. But for most, the glint of a silver lining is barely visible.

• Langford received the gaze of his wide-set, sightless brown eyes, from which all glint of humor was gone. • It seemed friendly, but she detected in it some glint of appraisal or judgment. • I often caught the glint in his eye as he kept ever alert, staring at my face.