GLEAMING

agleam, gleaming, nitid

(adjective) bright with a steady but subdued shining; “from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights”; “the gleaming brass on the altar”; “Nereids beneath the nitid moon”

gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency

(noun) an appearance of reflected light

gleam, gleaming, glimmer

(noun) a flash of light (especially reflected light)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

gleaming (comparative more gleaming, superlative most gleaming)

Having a bright sheen.

Noun

gleaming (plural gleamings)

A flash of reflected light.

Synonyms

• shining, glowing, glinting

Verb

gleaming

present participle of gleam

Source: Wiktionary

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GLEAM

Gleam, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry)

Definition: To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

Gleam, n. Etym: [OE. glem, gleam, AS. glæm, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. 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. 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.

Definition: To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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