GLEAM


Meaning of GLEAM in English

■ 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.

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