Of a metallic, polished, smooth, or glossy object: To be bright or resplendent; to gleam, glisten, or glitter with reflected light.

intransitive. To emit gleams, to shine either with emitted or reflected light; in modern use chiefly, to shine with a brightness subdued by distance…

intransitive. To be or become lustrous. Now rare.

intransitive. To become bright or glossy; to shine, gleam. Also figurative.