verb

(of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light.

his cheeks glistened with tears

shine,sparkle,twinkle,glint,glitter,catch the light,glimmer,shimmer,glow,flicker,blink,wink,flash,glister,coruscate,scintillate,fulgurate,effulge,luminesce,incandesce,phosphoresce

noun

a sparkling light reflected from something wet.

there was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip