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gleam

gleam
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gleem]
    • /glim/
    • /ɡliːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gleem]
    • /glim/

Definitions of gleam word

  • noun gleam a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark. 1
  • noun gleam a dim or subdued light. 1
  • noun gleam a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; trace: a gleam of hope. 1
  • verb without object gleam to send forth a gleam or gleams. 1
  • verb without object gleam to appear suddenly and clearly like a flash of light. 1
  • noun gleam Shine brightly, especially with reflected light. 1

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Origin of gleam

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English glem(e), Old English glǣm; cognate with Old High German gleimo glowworm; akin to Old Saxon glīmo brightness; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun See glimmer, glimpse

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Parts of speech for Gleam

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gleam popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for gleam

verb gleam

  • shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
  • glisten — to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
  • twinkle — to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
  • glint — a tiny, quick flash of light.
  • shimmer — to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.

noun gleam

  • rayJohn, 1627?–1705, English naturalist.
  • blaze — When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
  • glare — a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
  • brightness — the condition of being bright
  • sparkle — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.

Antonyms for gleam

verb gleam

  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.

noun gleam

  • dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.

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