Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A flash or ray of light, or something comparable to it; a gleam.
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- adjective Having a
bright sheen . - noun A
flash orreflected light . - verb Present participle of
gleam .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a flash of light (especially reflected light)
- noun an appearance of reflected light
- adjective bright with a steady but subdued shining
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Examples
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[and] brûnecg, _her broad sword with gleaming blade_, 1547. brûn-fâg, adj., _gleaming like metal_: acc.sg. brûnfâgne helm, 2616. bryne-leóma, w. m., _light of a conflagration, gleam of fire _: nom. sg.,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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[and] brūnecg, _her broad sword with gleaming blade_, 1547. brūn-fāg, adj., _gleaming like metal_: acc.sg. brūnfāgne helm, 2616. bryne-lēoma, w. m., _light of a conflagration, gleam of fire _: nom. sg.,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Dawn glanced at the name gleaming on the white hull—The Second Time.
The Second Time Janet Dailey 2003
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Dawn glanced at the name gleaming on the white hull—The Second Time.
The Second Time Janet Dailey 2003
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Dawn glanced at the name gleaming on the white hull—The Second Time.
The Second Time Janet Dailey 2003
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Dawn glanced at the name gleaming on the white hull—The Second Time.
The Second Time Janet Dailey 2003
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Before them, in gleaming black stood Skeletor; a bio-mechanical hydraulic exo-skeleton.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Before them, in gleaming black stood Skeletor; a bio-mechanical hydraulic exo-skeleton.
365 tomorrows » featured writer : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Now that I think about it, Corona does somewhat look like Madonna, despite her "refulgent peach-pink skin gleaming like translucent glass, almost porcelain to the eye, and her golden hair resembling fiber optic cables of fey brilliance."
Writing update marshallpayne1 2010
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Though they're made with cheap material, the gardens are much loved and one home has even been referbed with a second story, a portch, a darling federation fence in gleaming white and a lovely earth-red tiled garden path.
GHibbs commented on the word gleaming
My adjectival use: 'I love the gleaming glass.'
August 22, 2011