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agleam

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a·gleam  (-glm)
adv. & adj.
Brightly shining.
agleam [əˈgliːm]
adj
(postpositive) glowing; gleaming
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Adj.1.agleam - bright with a steady but subdued shiningagleam - bright with a steady but subdued shining; "from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon"
gleaming, nitid
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
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agleam
adj pred → erleuchtet; his eyes were agleam with mischief → seine Augen blitzten or funkelten schelmisch
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