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Meanings of gleam in English

Catalan
resplendor
Spanish
resplandor

An appearance of reflected light.

resplendor
Portuguese
cintilar
Catalan
rutilar
Spanish
brillar

Be shiny, as if wet.

cintilar
Usage of gleam in English
1
Through the lower gap they caught the gleam of the red coats.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
2
He could see its gleam in the reflection of the gorgeous light.
The Maid of the Whispering Hills
3
Emily watched the first faint gleam of stars in the upper air.
A Life's Morning
4
Suddenly in the distant hollow he saw the gleam of a fire.
The Half-Hearted
5
A malevolent gleam lit in the cold black eyes of the bully.
Steve Yeager
6
The Cuban showed his teeth in the gleam of a quick smile.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
7
He saw the gleam of malignant triumph on the face of Graves.
The Boy Scout Aviators
8
The gleam of a light showed through a crack in the door.
North of Fifty-Three
9
And in the shade he saw a yellow gleam on the rock.
Casey Ryan
10
The girl smiled, a gleam of defiance visible in the uplifted eyes.
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
11
Away to the left there was the faint gleam of the river.
V. V.'s Eyes
12
The sphere left his fingers, was a gleam in the murky air.
Star Born
13
She stood in the path of a long gleam of morning sunlight.
The Great Impersonation
14
A gleam of light breaks in on the darkness of her sufferings.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
15
He caught the faint gleam of the Capuchin's eyes in the gloom.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
16
In fact, there was a gleam of half-humorous satisfaction in his eyes.
The Girl from Keller's
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Translations for gleam
Portuguese
cintilarreluzir
Gleam through the time
Gleam across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common