gleam

n.

1. A brief beam or flash of light: saw gleams of daylight through the cracks.
2. A steady but subdued shining; a glow: the gleam of burnished gold.
3. A brief or dim indication; a trace: a gleam of intelligence.

v., gleamed, gleam·ing, gleams.

v.intr.

1. To emit a gleam; flash or glow: “It shone with gold and gleamed with ivory” (Edith Hamilton). See synonyms at flash.
2. To be manifested or indicated briefly or faintly.

v.tr.

To cause to emit a flash of light.

[Middle English glem, from Old English glǣm.]

gleamer gleam'er n.

noun

A sudden quick light: blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, glimmer, glint, spark¹, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

verb

1. To emit a bright light: beam, blaze¹, burn, glow, incandesce, radiate, shine. See light/darkness.
2. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.
3. To shine brightly and steadily but without a flame: glow, incandesce, luminesce. See light/darkness.

n

Definition: brightness, sparkle
Antonyms: dullness

v

Definition: sparkle
Antonyms: be dim, be dull, dull

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IN BRIEF: A point of shining light, especially in darkness. Also: To shine.

There was a gleam of light at the very end of the long tunnel.

Tutor's tip: I can "glean" (gather information) that you are being mischievous by the "gleam" (a light that shows up briefly) in your eye.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vise sig i glimt, glimte, skinne, funkle
v. tr. - få til at glimte
n. - glimt, blink, strejf af lys, genskær

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    et glimt i øjet

Nederlands (Dutch)
schijnsel, schijnen, glimmen

Français (French)
v. intr. - luire, reluire, miroiter, briller, brasiller
v. tr. - briller, faire briller, rayonner
n. - lueur, rayon, reflet, miroitement, (fig) lueur

idioms:

• a gleam in someone's eye    lueur dans l'¯il

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lichtschein, Schein, Schimmer
v. - leuchten, glänzen

idioms:

• a gleam in someone's eye    Plan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αχτίδα, λάμψη, φεγγοβόλημα, αναλαμπή, μαρμαρυγή
v. - ακτινοβολώ, λάμπω, γυαλίζω, λαμποκοπώ, αστράφτω

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    περίεργη/ανησυχητική λάμψη στα μάτια

Italiano (Italian)
risplendere, barlume, luce

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    un lampo negli occhi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brilho (m) (esp. passageiro), luz (f) fraca, raio (m) de luz, cintilação (f)
v. - raiar

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    brilho (m) nos olhos

Русский (Russian)
проблеск, слабый свет, отблеск, проблескивать, отражать свет

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    блеск в глазах

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - brillar, relucir
v. tr. - brillar, relucir
n. - resplandor, luz, destello, brillo, rayo de luz, luz tenue

idioms:

• a gleam in someone's eye    un brillo en los ojos, una chispa en los ojos de alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glimt, stråle, skimmer
v. - glimma, skimra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闪烁, 隐约地闪现, 使发微光, 使闪烁, 微弱的闪光, 瞬息的一现

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    目光闪烁, 尚未形成的想法, 朦胧的想法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閃爍, 隱約地閃現
v. tr. - 使發微光, 使閃爍
n. - 微弱的閃光, 瞬息的一現

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    目光閃爍, 尚未形成的想法, 朦朧的想法

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 반사하다, 빛나다
v. tr. - 반사하다
n. - 미광, 빛, (희망이) 보임

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    눈빛이 빛나다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小さな輝き, きらめき, 微光, ひらめき, 輝き
v. - きらめく, ちらりと見える, ひらめく, キラリと発する, きらりと光る

idioms:

• a gleam in the eye    ひらめき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ومضه (فعل) يومض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮זרח, נצץ, נצנץ‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם לפליטת זיק אור‬
n. - ‮קרן-אור, זוהר, שביב, זיק, ברק‬

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