• 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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