to gleam
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1.9
- verb
- /ɡliːm/
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- The floor that was covered with uneven wooden boards now gleams with richly variegated marble.
- gleaming white
- gleaming in the sun
- gleaming surfaces
Henry thinks he sees her bare arms, the tight muscles of them, the way her shoulder muscles gleam in the sun.
- Henry thinks he sees her bare arms, the tight muscles of them, the way her shoulder muscles gleam in the sun.
Examples
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Boy, did he keep that car waxed until it gleamed.
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Dark green bottle fragments lay everywhere, and he saw a Spanish coin gleaming on the surface.
Academic text (2007) -
A few days before Christmas his eyes would begin to gleam... - ...with a Wild and ravenous light.
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The pistol, as well as his white horse, gleams against the dark trees in the background.
Academic text (2013) -
They have gleaming new equipment.
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In the evening light, the white surface gleamed underneath the black dirt that clung to it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Around them, the snow walls of the ice cave gleamed orange in the firelight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Giants such as Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Zeiss are all based in the gleaming, modern state capital, Stuttgart.
Academic text (2007) -
The sun began to set, causing the lake to gleam with a golden reflection.
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After polishing, the silverware gleamed brightly on the dining table.
Synonyms
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1.0
To send out or reflect light and look bright
52
1.3
To shine with many small bright points of light on something
51
4.3
To shine with a soft, slightly moving light
49
4.1
Shine with a soft light, like when wet or polished
26
1.5
To shine with small quick flashes of light, often in eyes or stars
26
1.0
To shine with small bright flashes of light
19
3.9
To shine briefly with a small flash as light bounces off something
12
3.9
To shine with a weak, unsteady light
4
4.0
Shine or sparkle when light hits them
1
8.8
To shine with small bright flashes
1
4.1
To shine brightly when light bounces off a surface
Phrasal Verbs
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gleam comes from an old English word that meant 'shine' and is like the familiar word glow. That's why to gleam is to shine softly or give off a small, bright flash, as when polished floors or someone's eyes catch the light.