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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.
Gleaming definition: giving off or appearing to give off light or brightness; radiant; shining. See examples of GLEAMING used in a sentence.
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.
Synonyms for GLEAMING: shining, dazzling, luminous, effulgent, brilliant, starry, radiant, refulgent; Antonyms of GLEAMING: flat, blank, listless, black, gray, stoic, grey, dark.
Teeth in toothpaste commercials are gleaming. They sparkle when the light hits. When you see this word, think of a bright reflected ray of light, on teeth, on water, or in someone's smiling eyes. A new skyscraper that reflects light might also be described as gleaming.
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.
GLEAM definition: 1. to produce or reflect a small, bright light: 2. When eyes gleam, they shine in a way that…. Learn more.
