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- DictionaryGleam/ɡlēm/
verb
- 1. shine brightly, especially with reflected light: "light gleamed on the china cats"
noun
- 1. a faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something: "the gleam of a silver tray"
Gleam denotes a not very brilliant, intermittent or nondirectional stream of light. Glimmer indicates a nondirectional light that is feeble and unsteady: a faint glimmer of moonlight. Beam usually means a directional, and therefore smaller, stream: the beam from a searchlight.
A gleam is a bright flash of light. If you were lost on a dark, stormy night, you'd be hugely relieved to see the gleam of a roadside diner's sign up ahead. Use the verb gleam when something is shining as if it were wet or glinting with light.
2 days ago · 1. verb. If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean . His black hair gleamed in the sun. [VERB] ...a gleaming red sports car. [VERB -ing] Synonyms: shine, flash, glance, glow More Synonyms of gleam. 2. singular noun. You can refer to the light reflected from something as a gleam . [literary]
an expression of a particular feeling or emotion that shows in somebody’s eyes synonym glint. a gleam of triumph in her eyes. a mischievous gleam in his eye. The gleam in his eye made her uncomfortable (= as if he was planning something secret or unpleasant).
gleam (in something) Amusement gleamed in his eyes. Laughter gleamed in his eyes. Definition of gleam verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to shine in a pleasant, soft way: Her eyes gleamed in the dark. a gleaming new car. gleam. noun [ no plural ] uk / ɡliːm / us. gleam noun [no plural] (LIGHT) a pleasant, soft light from something that shines: the gleam of sunlight on the frozen lake. gleam noun [no plural] (EXPRESSION) an expression in someone's eyes:
6 days ago · 1. intransitive verb. If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean. His black hair gleamed in the sun. Synonyms: shine, flash, glance, glow More Synonyms of gleam. 2. countable noun. A gleam of something is a faint sign of it. There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement.
