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Difference in the implied meaning when different words for “Shining” used?


Please consider the sentences below:



The grass was glittering with dew.
The grass was glistening with dew.
The grass was glinting with dew.
The grass was gleaming with dew.



Below are the definitions given by my dictionary.



Glisten = (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light.
Glitter = shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light.
Glint = give out or reflect small flashes of light.
Gleam = shine brightly, especially with reflected light.



I know that even if two words are synonyms, they can imply different meanings, even when the dictionary definitions look almost identical (as they do here). Are there any such differences between the implied meanings of the example sentences above?




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