I.
noun
1 soft light
ADJECTIVE
▪ dull , faint
▪ distant
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the distant ~ of the sea
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of light
▪
a faint ~ of light from under the door
2 in sb's eyes
ADJECTIVE
▪ cold , dark , strange
▪ predatory , speculative
▪ mischievous , sardonic , wicked
▪ sudden
VERB + GLEAM
▪ have
▪
He had a speculative ~ in his eyes.
GLEAM + VERB
▪ come into sb's eye/eyes , enter sb's eye/eyes , light sb's eye/eyes
▪
A sudden ~ came into her eye as she remembered that tomorrow was her day off.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
A ~ of laughter lit his eyes.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ in sb's eye/eyes
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ dully , faintly , softly
▪
The knife's blade ~ed dully in the dark.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
The long oak table ~ed with polish.
PHRASES
▪ ~ golden, white, etc.
▪
The pebble beach ~ed white in the moonlight.
Gleam is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye , ↑ hair , ↑ light , ↑ sunlight , ↑ tooth , ↑ window