'Gleam' definitions:
Definition of 'gleam'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
verb
verb
Shine brightly, like a star or a light [syn: gleam, glimmer]
verb
Appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
Definition of 'Gleam'
From: GCIDE
- Gleam \Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gleam'
From: GCIDE
- Gleam \Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf. Glitter.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse. [1913 Webster]
- Transient unexpected gleams of joi. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Brightness; splendor. [1913 Webster]
- In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gleam'
From: GCIDE
- Gleam \Gleam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gleamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gleaming.]
- 1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter.
- Syn: To Gleam, Glimmer, Glitter.
- Usage: To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist; a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See Flash. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gleam'
From: GCIDE
- Gleam \Gleam\, v. t. To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). [1913 Webster]
- Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gleam'
From: Moby Thesaurus