■ verb
1》 shine brightly, especially with reflected light.
2》 (of an emotion) be expressed by a person's eyes.
■ noun
1》 a faint or brief light.
2》 a brief or faint instance of a quality or emotion.
Phrases
a ~ in someone's eye see eye .
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective ( archaic ).
Origin
OE glm 'brilliant light', of Gmc origin.