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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A flash or ray of light, or something comparable to it; a gleam.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Having a bright sheen.
  2. n. A flash or reflected light.
  3. v. present participle of gleam.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)
  2. n. an appearance of reflected light
  3. adj. bright with a steady but subdued shining

Etymologies

  1. Middle English glem, from Old English glǣm; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.

Examples

  • “[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

  • “[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

  • “Dawn glanced at the name gleaming on the white hull—The Second Time.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Second Time

  • “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

  • “Before them, in gleaming black stood Skeletor; a bio-mechanical hydraulic exo-skeleton.”

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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.”

    The Effect of Architecture on Home Living

  • “If I crane my neck, I can see along a narrow corridor into the tiny kitchen, which appears to have had an extreme makeover in gleaming aluminium.”

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  • “Nearby, a policeman, in gleaming pith helmet and khaki shorts, waved his gloved hands urgently while blowing his whistle, directing all traffic away from the bridge.”

    Walking the walk, talking the talk - Fiesta de Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta

  • “BAGHDAD Dressed in gleaming white robes, a small group of Sabians gathered on a Sunday afternoon to wash away their sins — and to forget about the problems facing Iraq and the followers of their ancient religion.”

    Sabian sect keeps the faith

  • “In the summer, she often went without clothing, her skin gleaming white as she stood on Wall Street, knee-deep in a sea of business-suited bodies that inhaled and exhaled like the tide.”

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  • GHibbs My adjectival use: 'I love the gleaming glass.' Aug 22, 2011

‘gleaming’ has been looked up 1258 times, loved by 4 people, added to 22 lists, commented on 1 time, and has a Scrabble score of 12.