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Gleam

Gleam Meaning & Definition
Gleam Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gleam?

[n] an appearance of reflected light
[n] a flash of light (especially reflected light)
[v] appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
[v] shine brightly, like a star or a light
[v] be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gleam: gleaming | gleaming | glimmer | glimmer | glint | glisten | glitter | glow | lambency | shine

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gleam: beam | burn | coruscation | flare | flash | flicker | glance | glare | glimmer | glint | glisten | glitter | glow | hint | indication | inkling | light | look | radiate | ray | scintilla | scintillate | scintillation | shaft | shimmer | shine | spark | sparkle | suggestion | trace | twinkle | vestige

See Also | appear | appear | come along | effulgence | emit light | flash | look | radiance | radiancy | radiate | refulgence | refulgency | seem | shimmer | shine | spangle

Gleam In Webster's Dictionary

\Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
\Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf. {Glitter}.] 1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse. Transient unexpected gleams of joi. --Addison. At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps. --Milton. A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. --Longfellow. 2. Brightness; splendor. In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. --Pope.
\Gleam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gleaming}.] 1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east. 2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter. Syn: To {Gleam}, {Glimmer}, {Glitter}. Usage: To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist; a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See {Flash}.
\Gleam\, v. t. To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.

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