glinting vs glittering

glinting and glittering both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glinting	No	Yes	No	No
glittering	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, glinting and glittering are synonyms defined as:

glinting and glittering: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

Other synonyms of glinting include aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glistering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly.

glinting (adjective)	glittering (adjective)
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light	having brief brilliant points or flashes of light