gleaming Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a flash of light (especially reflected light)
   gleam; glimmer.
   
2. noun an appearance of reflected light
   gleam; lambency; glow.
   
3. verb be shiny, as if wet
   shine; glint; glitter; glisten; gleam.
   
   • His eyes were glistening
4. verb shine brightly, like a star or a light
   gleam; glimmer.
   
5. verb appear briefly
   gleam.
   
   • A terrible thought gleamed in her mind
6. adjective satellite bright with a steady but subdued shining
   agleam; nitid.
   
   • from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights
   • the gleaming brass on the altar
   • Nereids beneath the nitid moon

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