to gleam

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stem
steem
a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light
To disgorge filth, as a hawk
brightness or shininess; splendor
To shine; to glitter; to glisten
{n} a sudden shoot of light
{v} to shine suddenly
To shine; to cast light; to glitter
To be briefly but strongly apparent
A gleam of something is a faint sign of it. There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement. = glimmer
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something
To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east
If your eyes gleam, they look bright and show that you are excited or happy. = glisten, shine
A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse
an appearance of reflected light a flash of light (especially reflected light) appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind" shine brightly, like a star or a light
To shoot out flashes of light, etc
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
{f} flash; sparkle; shine with subdued brightness
Brightness; splendor
shine brightly, like a star or a light
You can refer to the light reflected from something as a gleam. the gleam of the dark river In the light from the hall, her hair had a golden gleam
If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean. His black hair gleamed in the sun. a gleaming red sports car
be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
an appearance of reflected light
appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
an appearance of reflected light a flash of light (especially reflected light) appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
{i} flash of light; glow; sparkle; shine
to gleam
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