gleam
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2.9
- noun
- /ɡliːm/
- As the sun set, a soft gleam appeared on the surface of the lake.
- a gleam of light
- gleam in the eye
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- That's there's some, you know, gleam of hope for these GOP years tonight.
- A flare of red flame in the dusk air, a gleam of red gold scales of vast wings.
- But every once in a while, there's a little gleam of sunshine in the world, a child smile, the first flower of spring.
- To reach down, drawn by a glitter, A gleam.
- It may be a far off gleam or echo of evangelium in the real world.
Examples
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Why?" Her eyes lit up with that fanatical gleam he was coming to know so well.
Fiction book (1990) -
Although his hair was gray, his eye had the gleam of one who enjoys what he is doing.
Academic text (1995) -
The gleam in the eye of Set.
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If there was a gleam of a silver bullet anywhere, he wanted to see it.
Academic text (2014) -
After a moment, a gleam came into his eyes, however, behind the big round spectacles.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Uncle Sam has that certain gleam in his eye, but he sits carefully over his bag marked, "Surplus."
Academic text (2000) -
Her face was hot, almost stern, save for the soft gleam of piteous doubt.
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"Easy, my little friend," Drizzt said, seeing the sudden gleam in the halfling's eye.
Fiction book (1992) -
Karvas looked back and forth between the two, a calculating gleam in his eye.
Fiction book (1990) -
As we approach Cairns after a six-hour flight from Apia, the Great Barrier Reef gleams in turquoise ripples.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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2.9
A small quick flash when light bounces off something
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2.3
A quick flash of light that appears for a moment
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3.7
A small, weak light that appears briefly
1
8.4
A short bright flash that looks like a sparkle
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gleam comes from an old English word that meant 'bright light' and is like the common word glow. So a gleam is a small, quick flash of light, often a faint flash you see from a mirror or water.