gleam
See also: glean
English
Etymology
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- (noun) From Middle English gleme, from Old English glæm, from Proto-Germanic *glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.
- (verb) Derived from the Middle English noun form before the first millennium.
Pronunciation
Noun
gleam (plural gleams)
- a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
- (Can we date this quote by Longfellow and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- A glimmer, and then a gleam of light.
- (Can we date this quote by Longfellow and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
- The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.
- brightness or shininess; splendor.
- (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.
- (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
Synonyms
- (small shaft or stream of light): beam, ray
- (glimpse or indistinct sign): flicker, glimmer, trace
- (brightness or splendor): dazzle, lambency, shine
Translations
small shaft or stream of light
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glimpse or indistinct sign
brightness or splendor
Verb
gleam (third-person singular simple present gleams, present participle gleaming, simple past and past participle gleamed) (intransitive)
- To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
- To be briefly but strongly apparent.
- (obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
Synonyms
- (to shine, glitter, or glisten) glint, sparkle
- (to radiate or emanate) glow, shine
- (to be briefly but strongly apparent) flare, flash, kindle
Translations
to shine, glitter, or glisten
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to be briefly but strongly apparent
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See also
References
- “gleam”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “gleam”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "gleam" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
- "gleam" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
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