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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gleam \Gleam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gleamed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Gleaming.]
     1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn,
        light gleams in the east.
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     2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter.
  
     Syn: To Gleam, Glimmer, Glitter.
  
     Usage: To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of
            light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady
            giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that
            is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon
            the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist;
            a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See Flash.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gleam \Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and
     E. englaimed.] (Falconry)
     To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gleam \Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to
     E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf.
     Glitter.]
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     1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray;
        a glimpse.
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              Transient unexpected gleams of joi.   --Addison.
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              At last a gleam
              Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste
              His [Satan's] traveled steps.         --Milton.
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              A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. --Longfellow.
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     2. Brightness; splendor.
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              In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.
                                                    --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gleam \Gleam\, v. t.
     To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).
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           Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gleam \Gleam\, v. t.
     To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).
  
           Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gleam \Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and
     E. englaimed.] (Falconry)
     To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gleam \Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to
     E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf.
     Glitter.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gleam \Gleam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gleamed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Gleaming.]
     1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn,
        light gleams in the east.
  
     2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter.
  
     Syn: To Gleam, Glimmer, Glitter.
  
     Usage: To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of
            light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady
            giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that
            is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon
            the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist;
            a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See Flash.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gleam
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) An appearance of light#Noun, especially one which
  is indistinct or small#Adjective, or short-lived.
     2 (lb en countable figuratively)
     3 # An indistinct sign#Noun of something; a glimpse#Noun or
  hint#Noun.
     4 # A bright#Adjective, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance
  of something.
     5 # A look#Noun of joy#Noun or liveliness on one's face#Noun.
     6 (lb en obsolete)
     7 # (lb en countable) ''Sometimes as'' '''hot gleam''': a
  warm#Adjective ray#Noun of sunlight; also, a period#Noun of warm
  weather#Noun, for instance, between shower#Noun of rain#Noun.
     8 # (lb en uncountable) brightness or shininess; radiance, splendor.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) ''Chiefly in conjunction with an (glossary:
  adverb)'': to cause#Verb (light#Noun) to shine#Verb.
     2 (lb en intransitive)
     3 # To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent
  manner#Noun; to glisten, to glitter#Verb.
     4 # (lb en figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive falconry obsolete) Of a hawk#Noun or other bird
  of prey: to disgorge filth from its crop#Noun or gorge#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  gleam
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) An appearance of light#Noun, especially one which
  is indistinct or small#Adjective, or short-lived.
     2 (lb en countable figuratively)
     3 # An indistinct sign#Noun of something; a glimpse#Noun or
  hint#Noun.
     4 # A bright#Adjective, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance
  of something.
     5 # A look#Noun of joy#Noun or liveliness on one's face#Noun.
     6 (lb en obsolete)
     7 # (lb en countable) ''Sometimes as'' '''hot gleam''': a
  warm#Adjective ray#Noun of sunlight; also, a period#Noun of warm
  weather#Noun, for instance, between shower#Noun of rain#Noun.
     8 # (lb en uncountable) brightness or shininess; radiance, splendor.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) ''Chiefly in conjunction with an (glossary:
  adverb)'': to cause#Verb (light#Noun) to shine#Verb.
     2 (lb en intransitive)
     3 # To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent
  manner#Noun; to glisten, to glitter#Verb.
     4 # (lb en figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive falconry obsolete) Of a hawk#Noun or other bird
  of prey: to disgorge filth from its crop#Noun or gorge#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  gleam
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) An appearance of light#Noun, especially one which
  is indistinct or small#Adjective, or short-lived.
     2 (lb en countable figuratively)
     3 # An indistinct sign#Noun of something; a glimpse#Noun or
  hint#Noun.
     4 # A bright#Adjective, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance
  of something.
     5 # A look#Noun of joy#Noun or liveliness on one's face#Noun.
     6 (lb en obsolete)
     7 # (lb en countable) ''Sometimes as'' '''hot gleam''': a
  warm#Adjective ray#Noun of sunlight; also, a period#Noun of warm
  weather#Noun, for instance, between shower#Noun of rain#Noun.
     8 # (lb en uncountable) brightness or shininess; radiance, splendor.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) ''Chiefly in conjunction with an (glossary:
  adverb)'': to cause#Verb (light#Noun) to shine#Verb.
     2 (lb en intransitive)
     3 # To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent
  manner#Noun; to glisten, to glitter#Verb.
     4 # (lb en figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive falconry obsolete) Of a hawk#Noun or other bird
  of prey: to disgorge filth from its crop#Noun or gorge#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  gleam
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) An appearance of light#Noun, especially one which
  is indistinct or small#Adjective, or short-lived.
     2 (lb en countable figuratively)
     3 # An indistinct sign#Noun of something; a glimpse#Noun or
  hint#Noun.
     4 # A bright#Adjective, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance
  of something.
     5 # A look#Noun of joy#Noun or liveliness on one's face#Noun.
     6 (lb en obsolete)
     7 # (lb en countable) ''Sometimes as'' '''hot gleam''': a
  warm#Adjective ray#Noun of sunlight; also, a period#Noun of warm
  weather#Noun, for instance, between shower#Noun of rain#Noun.
     8 # (lb en uncountable) brightness or shininess; radiance, splendor.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) ''Chiefly in conjunction with an (glossary:
  adverb)'': to cause#Verb (light#Noun) to shine#Verb.
     2 (lb en intransitive)
     3 # To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent
  manner#Noun; to glisten, to glitter#Verb.
     4 # (lb en figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive falconry obsolete) Of a hawk#Noun or other bird
  of prey: to disgorge filth from its crop#Noun or gorge#Noun.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gleam
     Englanti n.
     kiilto, kimallus, pilke
     Englanti vb.
     kiiltää, kimaltaa, säkenöidä

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Gleam /ɡlˈiːm/
  الوميض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  gleam //ɡlim// //ɡliːm// 
  1. лъч
  indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light
  2. блещукане, проблясък
  indistinct sign of something

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  gleam //ɡlim// //ɡliːm// 
  1. просветвам
  to be strongly but briefly apparent
  2. блестя
  to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner