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gleam

(gliːm)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense gleams, present participle gleaming, past tense, past participle gleamed
1. verb
If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean.
His black hair gleamed in the sun. [VERB]
...a gleaming red sports car. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: shine, flash, glance, glow More Synonyms of gleam
2. singular noun
You can refer to the light reflected from something as a gleam.
[literary]
...the gleam of the dark river.
In the light from the hall, her hair had a golden gleam.
3. verb
If a light or the sun or moon gleams, it shines faintly.
[literary]
Neon lights gleamed in the deepening mists. [VERB]
Synonyms: glow, shine More Synonyms of gleam
4. countable noun [NOUN of noun]
A gleam of light is a pale, clear light.
[written]
...the gleam of the headlights.
Synonyms: glimmer, flash, beam, glow More Synonyms of gleam
5. verb
If your eyes gleam, they look bright and show that you are excited or happy.
[written]
His eyes gleamed almost wickedly. [VERB]
6. singular noun
If someone has a gleam in their eye, their eyes show a particular feeling.
[written]
There was a gleam in her eye when she looked at me.
7. countable noun
A gleam of something is a faint sign of it.
There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement. [+ of]
...gleams of wit.
Synonyms: trace, ray, suggestion, hint More Synonyms of gleam
8. 
See a gleam in someone's eye
More Synonyms of gleam

gleam in British English

(ɡliːm)
noun
1. 
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
intelligence gleamed in his eyes
Derived forms
gleaming (ˈgleaming)
adjective
gleamingly (ˈgleamingly)
adverb
gleamy (ˈgleamy)
adjective
Word origin
Old English glǣm; related to Old Norse gljā to flicker, Old High German gleimo glow-worm, glīmo brightness, Old Irish glē bright

gleam in American English

(glim)
noun
1. 
a flash or beam of light
2. 
a faint light
3. 
a reflected brightness, as from a polished surface
4. 
a brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
verb intransitive
5. 
to shine or reflect with a gleam or gleams
6. 
to appear or be revealed briefly or suddenly
SIMILAR WORDS:  flash
Derived forms
gleamy (ˈgleamy)
adjective
Word origin
ME glem < OE glæm < IE *ghlei- < *ĝhel-, to shine, gleam > gold, glass, glow

More idioms containing
gleam

a gleam in someone's eye

Examples of 'gleam' in a sentence
gleam

He shook my hand before ushering me towards a gleaming car.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Gold reserves still gleam in the vaults.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And most of the gleaming cars on offer would not look out of place in a new car dealership.
The Sun (2014)
His eyes gleam at the recollection.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In a good light, they gleam with iridescent purples and greens.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sometimes one finds it by seeing the sitting bird's bright eyes gleaming as it looks out.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The regular ridges of foam all gleaming in the sun like a Claude.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She turned on Aislinn with a feral gleam in her pale eyes.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
For the first time, they felt a gleam of hope for the future.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
There's a gleam in his eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Not only does it shield, it makes pale skin gleam.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The flesh should have some redness, the eyes should gleam and the scales feel slightly slimy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
THIS gleaming golden bug just loves making an exhibition of itself.
The Sun (2013)
I did not see his knuckles gleaming white in the dusk.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I want to scale that utmost height and catch a gleam of glory bright.
Christianity Today (2000)
I also applied a final polish to give the car its dream gleam.
The Sun (2006)
He seemed to sense her pain and turned its beady eyes to stare at her, its white tusks gleaming.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
There is a bright fire gleaming through the red curtains of the bar window, and the door is open.
Thomas Hughes Tom Brown's Schooldays (1857)
What looked like solar panels rose up at the back, white light gleaming from them like sunshine in outer space.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Fish still stiff and gleaming.
Joanna Blythman Bad Food Britain (2006)
Its gleaming new timbers still manage to look old-fashioned and quaint and a world away from modern white-knuckle rides.
The Sun (2015)
He bought the gleaming white model in 2006 but the former world champion driver has only covered 3,500 miles in it.
The Sun (2011)
The animal now rose and shook himself, his golden eyes gleaming as he and Wulfgar stared at eachother across the dying flames.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE

In other languages
gleam

British English: gleam VERB
If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean.
His black hair gleamed in the sun.
  • American English: gleam
  • Brazilian Portuguese: brilhar
  • Chinese: 闪光
  • European Spanish: relucir
  • French: briller
  • German: schimmern
  • Italian: luccicare
  • Japanese: 輝く
  • Korean: 빛을 반사하다
  • European Portuguese: brilhar
  • Latin American Spanish: relucir
British English: gleam NOUN
A gleam of light is a pale, clear light.
...the gleam of the headlights.
  • American English: gleam
  • Brazilian Portuguese: brilho
  • Chinese: 闪光
  • European Spanish: destello
  • French: lueur
  • German: Schimmer
  • Italian: barlume
  • Japanese: 輝き
  • Korean: 어슴푸레한 빛
  • European Portuguese: brilho
  • Latin American Spanish: destello

Chinese translation of 'gleam'

gleam

(ɡliːm)

vi

  1. [light, eyes] 闪(閃)烁(爍) (shǎnshuò)
  2. (polished surface) 发(發)光 (fāguāng)

n (c)

  1. (from polished surface) 亮光 (liàngguāng) (束, shù)
    a gleam in sb's eye 某人眼里(裡)闪(閃)烁(爍)的光芒 (mǒurén yǎnli shǎnshuò de guāngmáng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to shine
His red sports car gleamed in the sun.
Synonyms
shine
flash
Lightning flashed among the distant dark clouds.
glance
A light glanced in the distance.
glow
sparkle
His bright eyes sparkled.
glitter
The palace glittered with lights.
flare
shimmer
The lights shimmered on the water.
glint
The sea glinted in the sun.
glimmer
The moon glimmered faintly through the mists.
glisten
The calm sea glistened in the sunlight.
scintillate
coruscate
2 (verb) 
Definition
to shine
Neon lights gleamed in the mist.
Synonyms
glow
The night lantern glowed softly in the darkness.
shine
It is a mild morning and the sun is shining.
1 (noun) 
Definition
to move easily and smoothly
the gleam of the headlights
Synonyms
glimmer
In the east there is the faintest glimmer of light.
flash
a sudden flash of lightning
beam
a beam of light
glow
The rising sun cast a golden glow over the fields.
sparkle
There was a sparkle in her eye that could not be hidden.
coruscation
2 (noun) 
Definition
a small beam or glow of light
Her fair hair had a golden gleam.
Synonyms
brightness
You'll be impressed with the brightness of the colours.
flash
gloss
The rain produced a black gloss on the asphalt.
brilliance
the brilliance of the sun on the water
sheen
The carpet has a silvery sheen to it.
lustre
Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals.
3 (noun) 
Definition
a brief or dim indication
There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement.
Synonyms
trace
Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.
ray
I can offer you a slender ray of hope.
suggestion
that fashionably faint suggestion of a tan
hint
I glanced at her and saw no hint of irony on her face.
flicker
He felt a flicker of regret.
glimmer
Our last glimmer of hope faded.
inkling
We had an inkling that something might be happening.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beam
Definition
a ray of light
a beam of light
Synonyms
ray,
bar,
flash,
stream,
glow,
radiation,
streak,
emission,
shaft,
gleam,
glint,
glimmer
in the sense of brilliance
Definition
great brightness
the brilliance of the sun on the water
Synonyms
brightness,
blaze,
intensity,
sparkle,
glitter,
dazzle,
gleam,
sheen,
lustre,
radiance,
luminosity,
vividness,
resplendence,
effulgence,
refulgence
in the sense of flash
Definition
to shine with a bright light suddenly or repeatedly
Lightning flashed among the distant dark clouds.
Synonyms
blaze,
shine,
beam,
sparkle,
glitter,
flare,
glare,
gleam,
light up,
flicker,
shimmer,
twinkle,
glint,
glisten,
scintillate,
coruscate

Synonyms of 'gleam'

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