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gleam
noun
-
gleam
,
gleaming
,
gleams
,
gleamed
,
gleamy
,
gleamier
,
gleamiest
a
soft
or
faint
light
,
especially
one
reflected
from
a
shiny
surface
•
A
gleam
of
sunlight
broke
through
the
clouds
.
A
gleam
of
sunlight
broke
through
the
clouds
.
•
The
gleam
from
the
lighthouse
guided
the
sailors
safely
home
.
The
gleam
from
the
lighthouse
guided
the
sailors
safely
home
.
From
Middle
English
gleam
,
gleme
(“
brightness
”),
from
Old
English
glǣm
(“
brightness
,
splendour
”),
from
Proto-West
Germanic
*glaim
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*glaimaz
(“
gleam
”);
related
to
glass
.
verb
-
gleam
,
gleaming
,
gleams
,
gleamed
,
gleamy
,
gleamier
,
gleamiest
shine
with
a
soft
or
faint
light
•
The
wet
road
gleamed
under
the
streetlights
after
the
rain
.
The
wet
road
gleamed
under
the
streetlights
after
the
rain
.
•
Her
eyes
gleamed
with
tears
of
joy
.
Her
eyes
gleamed
with
tears
of
joy
.
From
Middle
English
glemen
,
glēmen
(“
to
shine
”),
from
Old
English
glǣman
.
gleam
gleam
