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- DictionaryGleaming/ˈɡlēmiNG/
adjective
- 1. (of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished: "gleaming black limousines"
adjective. bright with a steady but subdued shining. “the gleaming brass on the altar”. synonyms: agleam, nitid. bright. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts. noun. a flash of light (especially reflected light) synonyms: gleam, glimmer.
adjective. uk / ˈɡliː.mɪŋ / us / ˈɡliː.mɪŋ / Add to word list. bright and shiny from being cleaned: a gleaming kitchen. gleaming windows. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The qualities of light. backlit. black light. brightly. brilliantly. coruscating. dazzlingly. dullness. floodlit. incandescent. lambency. luminescence. luminosity.
to produce or reflect a small, bright light: He polished the table until it gleamed. When eyes gleam, they shine in a way that expresses a particular emotion: gleam with/in His eyes gleamed with/in triumph. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Giving out light. afire. albedo. aura.
to produce or reflect a small, bright light: He polished the table until it gleamed. When eyes gleam, they shine in a way that expresses a particular emotion: gleam with/in His eyes gleamed with/in triumph. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Giving out light. afire. albedo. aura.
A gleam is a flash or flicker of light, as in As Val scrolled through their phone in the dark, the screen projected a gleam of light on their face. A gleam is also a dim light, such as you might get from a flashlight with a dying battery. To gleam means to send out a gleam, as in The candle gleamed in the darkness.
Definition of gleaming adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[intransitive] to look very clean or bright. gleam (with something) The house was gleaming with fresh white paint. + adj. Her teeth gleamed white against the tanned skin of her face. Extra Examples. [intransitive] if a person’s eyes gleam with a particular emotion, or an emotion gleams in a person’s eyes, the person shows that emotion.
