Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gleaming"
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) 1.7 (wn)
gleaming
adj : 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"
[syn: {agleam}, {nitid}]
n 1: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: {gleam},
{glimmer}]
2: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleam}, {glow}, {lambency}]
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