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Definition of Gleam

1. Verb. Be shiny, as if wet. "The horizon is gleaming with lights"; "His eyes were glistening"

2. Noun. An appearance of reflected light.

3. Verb. Shine brightly, like a star or a light. "The horizon is gleaming with lights"

4. Noun. A flash of light (especially reflected light).

5. Verb. Appear briefly. ; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

Definition of Gleam

1. v. i. To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

2. n. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.

3. v. t. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east.

4. v. t. To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).

Definition of Gleam

1. Noun. a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light. ¹

2. Noun. a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something. ¹

3. Noun. brightness or shininess; splendor. ¹

4. Verb. To shine; to glitter; to glisten. ¹

5. Verb. To be briefly but strongly apparent. ¹

6. Verb. (obsolete falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gleam

1. to shine with a soft radiance [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Gleam

1. To disgorge filth, as a hawk. Origin: Cf. OE. Glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. Englaimed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gleam

glazes glazier glazieries glaziers glaziery glaziest glazily glaziness glazinesses glazing

glazing agent glazings glazy glead gleads gleam (current term) gleamed gleamer gleamers gleamier

gleamiest gleaming gleamingly gleamings gleams gleamy glean gleanable gleaned gleaner

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