Gleam

v. i.	1.	(Falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
n.	1.
	1.	A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse. Transient unexpected gleams of joi. - Addison. At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps. - Milton. A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. - Longfellow.
	2.	Brightness; splendor. In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. - Pope.
v. t.	1.	To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east. [imp. & p. p. Gleamed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gleaming.]
	2.	To shine; to cast light; to glitter.
	1.	To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. - Shak.

Noun	1.	gleam - an appearance of reflected light Synonyms: lambency, gleaming, glow
	2.	gleam - a flash of light (especially reflected light) Synonyms: gleaming, glimmer
Verb	1.	gleam - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" Synonyms: glint, glisten, glitter, shine
	2.	gleam - shine brightly, like a star or a light Synonyms: glimmer
	3.	gleam - appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

coruscation, flare, flicker, glance, glint, glitter, hint, indication, inkling, light, look, ray, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, shaft, spark, suggestion, trace, vestige

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