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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gleaming adj : 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" [syn: {agleam}, {nitid}] n 1: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: {gleam}, {glimmer}] 2: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleam}, {glow}, {lambency}]
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