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aglitter

adjective aglit·ter \ə-ˈgli-tər\

: sparkling brightly with reflected light

Full Definition of AGLITTER

: glittering especially with reflected light

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First Known Use of AGLITTER

1865

Rhymes with AGLITTER

acquitter, atwitter, beam splitter, bed-sitter, embitter, emitter, fence-sitter, gas fitter, hairsplitter, house sitter, no-hitter, outfitter, permitter, pinch hitter, pipe fitter, rail-splitter, remitter, Salzgitter, shipfitter, steamfitter, switch-hitter, transmitter

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