Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
gleam
IPA transcription: [ɡl'im]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency
Meaning:
an appearance of reflected light
Synonyms:
gleam, gleaming, glimmer
Meaning:
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine
Meaning:
be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
Synonyms:
gleam, glimmer
Meaning:
shine brightly, like a star or a light
Synonyms:
gleam
Meaning:
appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
Usage examples
He follows what gleam?
Like the jewels that gleam in baby eyes
Her eyes gleam, and her thin lips quiver with insatiable desire.
And then we saw the fold of a white tunic among the trees, and a gleam of gold.
It moved away, and then, by a gleam of lightning, she perceived some person on the terrace.
They gleam, they sparkle, they flash; and great, heavy, September clouds drift over the lake.
Gleam after gleam flashes up as the little shining fish, uncertain of their way, twist and turn about.
There was a gleam of fire in his lustreless eyes; he seemed to be glad to think that he was still proud.
A gleam of intuition flashed across me, 'You don't mean to say,' I exclaimed, 'that you're called Georgina?'
The detective held it out, and the red spots on it seemed to show brighter in the gleam of the electric lights.