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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gleam \Gleam\, verb (used with an object) [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gleam \Gleam\, verb (used without an object) [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gleam \Gleam\, noun [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf. {Glitter}.]
1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.
Transient unexpected gleams of joi. --Addison.
At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps. --Milton.
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. --Longfellow.
2. Brightness; splendor.
In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. --Pope.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gleam \Gleam\, verb (used with an object) To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).
Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gleam
noun
1: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleaming}, {glow}, {lambency}]
2: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: {gleaming}, {glimmer}]
verb
1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter}, {glisten}, {glint}, {shine}]
2: shine brightly, like a star or a light [syn: {glimmer}]
3: appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gleam": beam, burn, coruscation, flare, flash, flicker, glance, glare, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, hint, indication, inkling, light, look, radiate, ray, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, shaft, shimmer, shine, spark, sparkle, suggestion, trace, twinkle, vestige
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