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gleam  (glm)

n.

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.

v. gleamed, gleam·ing, gleams

v.intr.

1. To emit a gleam; flash or glow: "It shone with gold and gleamed with ivory" Edith Hamilton. See Synonyms at flash.

2. To be manifested or indicated briefly or faintly.

v.tr.

To cause to emit a flash of light.

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[Middle English glem, from Old English glm; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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gleamer n.

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gleam

Noun

1. a small beam or glow of light

2. a brief or dim indication: a gleam of anticipation in his eye

Verb

to shine [Old English glǣm]

gleaming adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gleam - an appearance of reflected light     lambency, gleaming, glow radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
	2.	gleam - a flash of light (especially reflected light) gleaming, glimmer flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
Verb	1.	gleam - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" glint, glisten, glitter, shine appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" spangle - glitter as if covered with spangles shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
	2.	gleam - shine brightly, like a star or a light glimmer radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"
	3.	gleam - appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind" come along, appear - come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"

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gleam

verb 1. shine, flash, glow, sparkle, glitter, flare, shimmer, glint, glimmer, glisten, scintillate

noun 2. glimmer, flash, beam, glow, sparkle

noun 3. trace, ray, suggestion, hint, flicker, glimmer, inkling

Translations

gleam [gliːm] n → destello

vi → relucir;

a gleam of hope → un rayo de esperanza

gleam [gliːm] n → lueur f

vi → luire, briller;

a gleam of hope → une lueur d'espoir

gleam [gliːm] vi (light) → schimmern;

(polished surface, eyes) → glänzen

n a gleam of hope → ein Hoffnungsschimmer m

gleam [gliːm] n → barlume m; raggio

vi → luccicare;

a gleam of hope → un barlume di speranza

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gleam

v gleam [gliːm]

to shine faintly a light gleaming in the distance. ligstraal, flikkering يَلْمَع، يَتَلألأ блещукане probleskovat, zasvitnout funkle; skinne glänzen λάμπω relucir, brillar, destellar kumama سوسو زدن välkkyä luire לנצנץ किरण डालना svjetlucati felvillan bersinar glampi, bjarmi brillare かすかに光る 희미하게 빛나다 spindėti, šviesti atspīdēt; blāzmot cahaya lembut glanzen glimte, skinne svakt migotać brilhar a licări поблёскивать blikať svetlikati se svetlucati glimma, skimra แสงที่เป็นประกาย pırıldamak, parıldamak 閃爍 блимати, мерехтіти ہلکی روشنی کا خارج ہونا ánh lên 闪烁

n

1 a faint glow the gleam of her eyes. blink بَريق блестя záblesk glimt der Glanz αμυδρή λάμψη brillo, destello kuma نور ضعیف kimmellys lueur ברק हल्की चमक svjetlucanje felcsillanás cahaya glampi luccicore かすかな輝き 희미한 빛 spindėjimas atspīdums sinaran lembut glans svakt lysskjær lśnienie brilho licăr отблеск záblesk lesk zrak glimt แสงสว่าง pırıltı, parıltı 微光 відблиск, спалах مدھم چمک ánh lập loè 微光

2 a slight sign or amount a gleam of hope. straaltjie وَميض проблясък záblesk glimt der Schimmer αναλαμπή rayo, resquicio välgatus ذره؛ چیز کم pilkahdus lueur זיק हल्का संकेत tračak reménysugár sedikit (vonar)glæta barlume かすかな現れ 희미한 기미 prošvaistė, spindulys (cerību u.tml.) uzplaiksnījums sedikit sprankje glimt przebłysk clarão licăr проблеск záblesk trohica trag skymt, ljusglimt นิดหน่อย; จำนวนเล็กน้อย ışık, parıltı 微量 проблиск تھوڑی مقدار یا علامت chút; tia 微量