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]

1 a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: gleam, glimmer]

2 an appearance of reflected light [syn: gleam, glow, lambency]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːmɪŋ

Adjective

gleaming

1. having a bright sheen

Noun

1. a flash or reflected light

Synonyms

• shining, glowing, glinting

Verb

gleaming

1. present participle of gleam

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