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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}.
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