gleaming

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gleaming

The polished silverware was gleaming on the dining table.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Shining brightly and steadily, often with a soft or polished quality: Describes something that emits or reflects a clear, bright light, typically in a way that is attractive and clean.
    • Appearing bright and clean: Can describe something that looks very clean and shiny, as if it reflects light.

  2. Noun:

    • A flash or beam of reflected light: A brief, bright appearance of light, often caused by reflection.
    • A subdued or steady shine: A soft, continuous reflective brightness.
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • She polished the car until it was gleaming in the sun.
    • The knight wore gleaming silver armor.
  • Noun:
    • We saw the gleaming of the lighthouse from far out at sea.
    • The only light in the dark cave was the faint gleaming from the wet walls.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be gleaming with": to be shining brightly because of something, or to be very clean and bright.
    • The kitchen was gleaming with cleanliness after the deep clean.
  • Used to describe abstract qualities like hope or intelligence, implying brightness and clarity.
    • His eyes were gleaming with intelligence and curiosity.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gleam (verb/noun): To shine softly or to emit a flash of light. A brief or subdued shine.
    • A light gleamed in the distance. (verb)
    • There was a gleam of hope in her eyes. (noun)
  • Gleamy (adjective, less common): Somewhat gleaming; shining faintly.
Synonyms
  • Shining: Emitting or reflecting light.
  • Glinting: Giving out or reflecting small flashes of light.
  • Glistening: Shining with a sparkling light, often from being wet.
  • Glittering: Shining with bright, reflected points of light.
  • Lustrous: Having a soft, rich shine.
Related Phrases
  • Gleam in someone's eye: A sign of a particular emotion, especially amusement, excitement, or mischief.
    • He told the plan with a mischievous gleam in his eye.
Idioms
  • A gleaming example: An outstanding or perfect example of something (often positive).
    • The new community center is a gleaming example of successful urban renewal.
gleaming

The polished silverware was gleaming on the dining table.

Adjective
  1. bright with a steady but subdued shining
    • from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights
    • the gleaming brass on the altar
    • Nereids beneath the nitid moon
Noun
  1. an appearance of reflected light
  2. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

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