glistering vs glinting

glistering and glinting both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, glistering and glinting are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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