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Gleam

/ɡliːm/

A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.

📖 Definitions of "Gleam"

noun
  1. 1

    A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.

  2. 2

    A glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.

    "The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive."

  3. 3

    Brightness or shininess; splendor.

verb
  1. 1

    To shine; to glitter; to glisten.

  2. 2

    To be briefly but strongly apparent.

  3. 3

    To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

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