glittering vs glinting

glittering and glinting both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, glittering and glinting are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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