shine: give out light, be bright.
She cleaned the glasses until they shone.

glow: give out heat and/or light without flames.
The embers were still glowing.

beam: give out heat and light.
It's a fabulous day, the sun is beaming!

gleam: give out a soft and bright light.
She had polished the ornaments so that they gleamed.

blaze: give out a bright light.
The sun blazed down on the beach.

glisten: shine brightly (for polished or wet surfaces).
Her eyes were glistening with tears.

glitter: shine brightly with flashes of light.
Her necklace was glittering with diamonds.

sparkle: shine brightly with flashes of light.
The diamond sparkles in the light.

glint: shine brightly with small flashes of light.
The gold rims of his glasses glinted in the sun.

flash: give out a sudden bright light.
The lightning flashed across the sky.

glare: shine with a strong light in a way unpleasant to the eyes.
The sun glared out of the blue sky.

dazzle: shine so brightly that it stops you from seeing properly for a short time.
The driver might have been dazzled by the headlights of the oncoming car.

shimmer: give out a soft trembling light.
The moonlight was shimmering on the sea.

glimmer: give out a faint unsteady light.
We could see lights glimmering in the distance.

flicker: shine (or burn) unsteadily.
The lights flickered for a moment.

twinkle: shine unsteadily.
The stars were twinkling in the sky.

We thank Laura Romero (from El Talar, Argentina) for her contribution.

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