Word Frequency
gleam (ɡliːm
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Definitions
noun
- a small beam or glow of light, esp reflected light
- a brief or dim indication ⇒
a gleam of hope
verb
- to send forth or reflect a beam of light
- to appear, esp briefly ⇒
intelligence gleamed in his eyes
Derived Forms
ˈgleaming adjectiveˈgleamy adjective
ˈgleamingly adverb
Word Origin
Old English glǣm; related to Old Norse gljā to flicker, Old High German gleimo glow-worm, glīmo brightness, Old Irish glē brightSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'gleam'
- British English: gleam If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean. VERBHis black hair gleamed in the sun.
- Brazilian Portuguese: brilhar
- Chinese: 闪光闪閃光
- European Spanish: relucir
- French: briller
- German: schimmern
- Italian: luccicare
- Japanese: 輝く
- Korean: 빛을 반사하다
- Portuguese: brilhar
- Spanish: relucir
Example Sentences Including 'gleam'
' What makes ITC seem more committed to its second wave of diversification is the gleam in his eyes when he says that.Business Today (2001)
First to benefit was the Independent, then a gleam in the eye of former Daily Telegraph City Editor Andreas Whittam Smith.Sun, News of the World (1999)
For a moment something seemed to leap between him and the girl, a sudden bright gleam of intimacy.Come and Be Killed
He has a gilded cummerbund, and a band of large pink gems gleam on his turban.WHITE MUGHALS: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-century India (2002)
Now all he could see was the sky's empty, almost colourless gleam.The Last Raven
Only the gleam of a mighty river up ahead, coiling between pale quartz sandbanks the size of Blackpool beach.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
The Shimmer range includes rich golds that add gleam to the mattest of mouth colours.Misc (1995)
There was something different about him, a kind of gleam in his eye.LOST SUMMER (2002)
They gleam with splashes of sand in the vast areas of greenery, and are dotted with lakes.Globe and Mail (2003)
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