Gleam
31gleam — 1. verb a light gleamed Syn: shine, glint, glitter, shimmer, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, wink, glisten, flash 2. noun a gleam of light Syn: flash, glimmer, glint …
32gleam — [OE] Gleam is one of a very wide range of English words beginning with gl that denote ‘shining’ (others include glare, glint, glister, glitter, and glow). Originally it was a noun, which came from Germanic *glaim , *glim (source also of glimmer… …
33gleam´ing|ly — gleam «gleem», noun, verb. –n. 1. a flash or beam of light: »We saw the gleam of headlights through the fog. 2. a short or faint light: »the gleam of shining metal. 3. Figurative. a short appearance; faint show: »After one gleam of hope, all was… …
34gleam — Synonyms and related words: beam, burn, coruscation, flare, flash, flicker, glance, glare, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, hint, indication, inkling, light, look, radiate, ray, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, shaft, shimmer, shine …
35gléam — m ( es/ as) revelry, joy, jubilation …
36gleam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. light, beam, flash, glimmer, ray. v. i. shine, glow, glitter, glimmer. See light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. glow, beam, shimmer; see light 1 , 3 . v. Syn. shimmer, glimmer, sparkle, flash; see shine 1 …
37gleam — sb. HD. 2122 v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 36 …
38gleam — glɪËm n. flash of light; glow; sparkle; shine v. flash; sparkle; shine with subdued brightness …
39gleam — I. n. 1. Ray, beam, glance, glimmer, glimmering. 2. Lustre, brightness, splendor, gleaming, flash, flashing, coruscation, glitter, glittering. II. v. n. Glimmer, shine, glitter, sparkle, coruscate, flash, beam, glance …
40gleam — n 1. flash, glare, beam, ray, shaft; streak, lightning, patch, coruscation, fulguration; shimmer, flicker, twinkle, glitter, glimmer; sparkle, shine, glint, glistening; flutter, flare, spark, scintilla. 2. subdued light, glow, incandescence;… …
