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adjective
- 1. (of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished: "gleaming black limousines"
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The meaning of GLEAM is a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light. How to use gleam in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gleam.
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.
Gleaming definition: giving off or appearing to give off light or brightness; radiant; shining. See examples of GLEAMING used in a sentence.
Synonyms for GLEAMING: shining, dazzling, luminous, effulgent, brilliant, starry, radiant, refulgent; Antonyms of GLEAMING: flat, blank, listless, black, gray, stoic, grey, dark.
1. A brief beam or flash of light: saw gleams of daylight through the cracks. 2. A steady but subdued shining; a glow: the gleam of burnished gold. 3. A brief or dim indication; a trace: a gleam of intelligence. intr.v. gleamed, gleam·ing, gleams. 1.
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. see more.
GLEAM definition: 1. to produce or reflect a small, bright light: 2. When eyes gleam, they shine in a way that…. Learn more.
Definition of gleaming adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
His gleaming eyes were fixed intently on one spot. The sun was gleaming off the shiny car, reflecting on the house. When his friends laughed at his joke, Deaton's face was gleaming with joy. He smiled at her, his eyes gleaming.
a small beam or glow of light, esp reflected light. 2. a brief or dim indication. a gleam of hope. verb (intransitive) 3. to send forth or reflect a beam of light. 4. to appear, esp briefly.
