From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
glistening
adj : reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the
horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the
moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet";
"shining white enamel" [syn: glossy, lustrous,
sheeny, shiny, shining]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Glisten \Glis"ten\ (gl[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] [OE. glistnian,
akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E.
glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, v. i.]
To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild,
subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating
light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
Syn: See Flash.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
glistening \glistening\ adj.
Reflecting light readily or in large amounts; having a
surface luster; reflecting light directly rather than
scattering it.
Syn: glossy, nitid, sheeny, shiny.
[WordNet 1.5]