n. 1 light, glimmer, glint, glow, flicker, shine, shimmer, glitter, twinkle, spark, flare, glare, flash; beam, ray, shaft I could just make out the faint gleam of a candle 2 hint, suggestion, indication, vestige, trace, scintilla, inkling, glimmer, ray, spark, flicker There wasn't a gleam of hope of rescue 3 look, glint He got a strange gleam in his eye when he talked about his inventions
v. 4 glimmer, glint, shimmer, shine, twinkle, glitter, glisten, beam, sparkle I could see the beast's eyes, gleaming in the dark The shore was dotted with gleaming white houses.