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 gleaming gleaming /ˈgliːmɪŋ/

adjective

  1. () Bright with a steady but subdued shining  ( agleam , nitid , gleaming )
    bright with a steady but subdued shining
     From the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights
    from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights
     The gleaming brass on the altar
    the gleaming brass on the altar
     Nereids beneath the nitid moon
    Nereids beneath the nitid moon

noun

  1. () An appearance of reflected light  ( glow , lambency , gleaming , gleam )
    an appearance of reflected light
  2. () A flash of light (especially reflected light)  ( gleaming , glimmer , gleam )
    a flash of light (especially reflected light)