gleam

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gleam

(glēm)

1. A brief beam or flash of light: saw gleams of daylight through the cracks.

2. A steady but subdued shining; a glow: the gleam of burnished gold.

3. A brief or dim indication; a trace: a gleam of intelligence.

intr.v. gleamed, gleam·ing, gleams

1. To emit a gleam; flash or glow: "Their tile roofs gleamed in the moon's pallid radiance" (Laura Joh Rowland). See Synonyms at flash.

2. To be reflected as a gleam: The sun gleamed on the water.

3. To be manifested or indicated briefly or faintly.

[Middle English glem, from Old English glǣm; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

gleam′er n.

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gleam

(ɡliːm)

1. a small beam or glow of light, esp reflected light

2. a brief or dim indication: a gleam of hope.

vb (intr)

3. to send forth or reflect a beam of light

4. to appear, esp briefly: intelligence gleamed in his eyes.

[Old English glǣm; related to Old Norse gljā to flicker, Old High German gleimo glow-worm, glīmo brightness, Old Irish glē bright]

ˈgleaming adj

ˈgleamy adj

ˈgleamingly adv

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gleam

(glim)
n.

1. a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.

2. a subdued or reflected light.

3. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; trace: a gleam of hope.

v.i.

4. to send forth a gleam or gleams.

5. to appear suddenly and clearly like a flash of light.

[before 1000; Middle English glem(e), Old English glǣm, c. Old High German gleimo glowworm; akin to Old Saxon glīmo brightness]

gleam′y, adj.

gleam

Past participle: gleamed
Gerund: gleaming

Imperative
gleam
gleam

Present
I gleam
you gleam
he/she/it gleams
we gleam
you gleam
they gleam

Preterite
I gleamed
you gleamed
he/she/it gleamed
we gleamed
you gleamed
they gleamed

Present Continuous
I am gleaming
you are gleaming
he/she/it is gleaming
we are gleaming
you are gleaming
they are gleaming

Present Perfect
I have gleamed
you have gleamed
he/she/it has gleamed
we have gleamed
you have gleamed
they have gleamed

Past Continuous
I was gleaming
you were gleaming
he/she/it was gleaming
we were gleaming
you were gleaming
they were gleaming

Past Perfect
I had gleamed
you had gleamed
he/she/it had gleamed
we had gleamed
you had gleamed
they had gleamed

Future
I will gleam
you will gleam
he/she/it will gleam
we will gleam
you will gleam
they will gleam

Future Perfect
I will have gleamed
you will have gleamed
he/she/it will have gleamed
we will have gleamed
you will have gleamed
they will have gleamed

Future Continuous
I will be gleaming
you will be gleaming
he/she/it will be gleaming
we will be gleaming
you will be gleaming
they will be gleaming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gleaming
you have been gleaming
he/she/it has been gleaming
we have been gleaming
you have been gleaming
they have been gleaming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gleaming
you will have been gleaming
he/she/it will have been gleaming
we will have been gleaming
you will have been gleaming
they will have been gleaming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gleaming
you had been gleaming
he/she/it had been gleaming
we had been gleaming
you had been gleaming
they had been gleaming

Conditional
I would gleam
you would gleam
he/she/it would gleam
we would gleam
you would gleam
they would gleam

Past Conditional
I would have gleamed
you would have gleamed
he/she/it would have gleamed
we would have gleamed
you would have gleamed
they would have gleamed

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Noun	1.	gleam - an appearance of reflected light lambency, gleaming, glow radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
	2.	gleam - a flash of light (especially reflected light) gleaming, glimmer flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
Verb	1.	gleam - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" glint, glisten, glitter, shine appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" spangle - glitter as if covered with spangles shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
	2.	gleam - shine brightly, like a star or a light glimmer radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"
	3.	gleam - appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind" come along, appear - come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"

gleam

verb

1. shine, flash, glow, sparkle, glitter, flare, shimmer, glint, glimmer, glisten, scintillate His red sports car gleamed in the sun.

2. glow, shine Neon lights gleamed in the mist.

noun

1. glimmer, flash, beam, glow, sparkle the gleam of the headlights

2. brightness, flash, gloss, brilliance, sheen, lustre Her fair hair had a golden gleam.

3. trace, ray, suggestion, hint, flicker, glimmer, inkling There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement.

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gleam

noun

A sudden quick light:

blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, glimmer, glint, spark, twinkle, wink.

verb

1. To emit a bright light:

beam, blaze, burn, glow, incandesce, radiate, shine.

2. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:

coruscate, flash, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink.

3. To shine brightly and steadily but without a flame:

glow, incandesce, luminesce.

Translations

بَريقوَميضيَلْمَع، يَتَلألأ

probleskovatzábleskzasvitnout

funkleglimtskinne

Glanz glänzen Schein Schimmer

relucir resquicio brillar brillo destellar

lueur luire

felcsillanásfelvillan

glætaglampiglampi, bjarmi

barlume brillare

prošvaistėspindėjimasspindėti

atspīdētatspīdumsblāzmotuzplaiksnījums

skinne svakt svakt lysskjær

bleščati setrohicažarek

ışıkparıldamakparıltıpırıldamakpırıltı

微光微量闪烁

gleam

[gliːm]

A. N

1. [of light] → rayo m, destello m; [of metal, water] → espejeo m
with a gleam in one's eye → con ojos chispeantes

2. (fig) a gleam of hope → un rayo de esperanza

B. VI [light] → brillar, lanzar destellos; [metal, water] → espejear, relucir; [eyes] → brillar (with de)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gleam

[ˈgliːm]

[light] → lueur f
a gleam in sb's eye → une lueur dans le regard de qn

(= faint sign) → lueur f
a gleam of hope → une lueur d'espoir

[car, surface, pan] → luire, briller

[eyes] → briller

gleam

→ Schein m, → Schimmer m; (of metal, water) → Schimmern nt; a gleam of light → ein Lichtschimmer m; a gleam of white → ein weißer Schimmer; the gleam from his torch → der Schein seiner Taschenlampe; gleams of moonlight came through the curtains → das Mondlicht schimmerte durch die Vorhänge

(fig) a gleam of hope → ein Hoffnungsschimmer m; a gleam of pride/curiosity → ein Funke m → von Stolz/Neugier; a gleam of sense → ein Hauch m → von Vernunft; not a gleam of hope/pride → kein Funke m → Hoffnung/Stolz; he had a (dangerous) gleam in his eye → seine Augen funkelten (gefährlich)

vi → schimmern; (hair, skin also) → glänzen; (eyes) → funkeln

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gleam

[gliːm]

1. n (of light) → bagliore m; (of moonlight) → chiarore m; (of metal, water) → luccichio
with a gleam in one's eye → con gli occhi scintillanti (mischievous) → con uno sguardo furbesco
a gleam of hope → un barlume di speranza

2. vi (light, furniture) → brillare; (metal, water) → luccicare; (eyes) to gleam (with) → brillare (di)

gleam

(gliːm) verb

to shine faintly. a light gleaming in the distance.

noun

1. a faint glow. the gleam of her eyes.

2. a slight sign or amount. a gleam of hope.

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Scarcely, as the twinkle of divine eyes, did it come to me--as a fleeting gleam!

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They thronged the narrow length of our schooner's decks with their ornamented and barbarous crowd, with the variegated colours of checkered sarongs, red turbans, white jackets, embroideries; with the gleam of scabbards, gold rings, charms, armlets, lance blades, and jewelled handles of their weapons.

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Here the Company were quartered in a scattered mountain hamlet, and Alleyne spent the day looking down upon the swarming army which poured with gleam of spears and flaunt of standards through the narrow pass.

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Astor, for the success of this object of his ambition, that this gleam of good news was almost overpowering.

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There, night and day, will I gaze upon it; my soul shall drink its radiance; it shall be diffused throughout my intellectual powers, and gleam brightly in every line of poesy that I indite.

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As the Cynic spoke, several of the party were startled by a gleam of red splendor, that showed the huge shapes of the surrounding mountains and the rock- bestrewn bed of the turbulent river with an illumination unlike that of their fire on the trunks and black boughs of the forest trees.

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At that instant Tom flashed a pocket electric lamp he had taken from beneath his pillow and in the gleam of it he and Ned saw fluttering about the tent some dark, shadow-like form, at the sight of which Tom's chum cried:

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As the green flames lifted I could see the oily gleam of his integument and the brightness of his eyes.

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The next day Tarzan was practicing with his bow and arrows at the first gleam of dawn.

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A single gleam of light in the path, come and gone like a flash, the gleam of an electric torch directed momentarily towards the road, was his first indication that they were near.

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Is all our Life, then but a dream Seen faintly in the goldern gleam Athwart Time's dark resistless stream?

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"Ah!" said the Emperor reassured, and with a kindly gleam in his eyes, he patted Michaud on the shoulder.