gleaming

gleam

G0146500 (glēm)n.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.

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

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gleam′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gleaming - a flash of light (especially reflected light)glimmer, gleamflash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
	2.	gleaming - an appearance of reflected light gleam, lambency, glowradiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Adj.	1.	gleaming - 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"agleam, nitidbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

gleaming

adjective shining, bright, brilliant, glowing, sparkling, glimmering, glistening, scintillating, burnished, lustrous a gleaming new car
dull, unpolished, lustreless

gleaming

adjectiveHaving a high, radiant sheen:glassy, glistening, glossy, lustrous, polished, shining, shiny.

Translations

étincellementscintillante