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Gleam synonyms
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glow
A steady, even light without flame or blaze
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  1. A steady, even light without flame or blaze
  2. Brilliance or warmth of color, especially redness:
  3. A light produced by a body heated to luminosity; incandescence.
beam
A radio beam.
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  1. A radio beam.
  2. (--- Sports) A balance beam.
  3. A concentrated stream of particles or a similar propagation of waves:
shimmer
A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
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  1. A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
  2. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.
shimmer
To shine with a subdued flickering light:
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  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To form a wavering image, as by reflection from waves of water or heat
  3. (Intransitive) To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.
glimmer
To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes:
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  1. To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes:
  2. To give a faint, flickering light
  3. (Intransitive) To shine with a faint unsteady light.
sparkle
To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
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  1. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
  2. (Intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
  3. (Intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
flash
To appear or occur suddenly:
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  1. To appear or occur suddenly:
  2. A trademark for a file format for graphics, audio, and video data, commonly used for transmitting animation over the Internet.
  3. To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
blink
(Scots) A quick look or glimpse; a glance.
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  1. (Scots) A quick look or glimpse; a glance.
  2. A brief flash of light; twinkle or glimmer
  3. The act or an instance of rapidly closing and opening the eyes or an eye.
coruscation
A coruscating; sparkling
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  1. A coruscating; sparkling
  2. A sudden brilliant display, as of wit
  3. A flash or gleam of light
flash
A brief time; moment
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  1. A brief time; moment
  2. A sudden perception:
  3. Instantaneous illumination for photography:
flicker
An act or instance of flickering
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  1. An act or instance of flickering
  2. A dart of flame or light, as in a flickering fire
  3. A look or feeling that comes and goes quickly
glance
A quick flash of light; a gleam.
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  1. A quick flash of light; a gleam.
  2. A brief or cursory look:
  3. A flash or gleam
glimmer
A faint manifestation or dim perception
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  1. A faint manifestation or dim perception
  2. A faint light; a dim glow.
  3. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
glint
A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
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  1. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  2. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  3. A gleam, flash, or glitter
spark
Any flash or sparkle of light like this
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  1. Any flash or sparkle of light like this
  2. A glowing bit of matter, esp. one thrown off by a fire
  3. A flash of light, especially a flash produced by electric discharge.
twinkle
A quick flash of amusement, etc. in the eye
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  1. A quick flash of amusement, etc. in the eye
  2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes.
  3. A quick, intermittent flash of light; sparkle
wink
A quick closing and opening of the eyelids; a blink.
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  1. A quick closing and opening of the eyelids; a blink.
  2. A gleam or twinkle.
  3. The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.
beam
To construct (a ceiling) so that the beams are exposed
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  1. To construct (a ceiling) so that the beams are exposed
  2. To radiate light; shine.
  3. To give out (shafts of light); radiate in a beam or beams
blaze
To give off a strong, vivid light; shine very brightly; glare
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  1. To give off a strong, vivid light; shine very brightly; glare
  2. To burn with a bright flame.
  3. To burn rapidly or brightly; flame
burn
To be very eager:
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  1. To be very eager:
  2. To emit heat or light by fire or energy:
  3. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:
glow
To give out a steady, even light without flame or blaze
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  1. To give out a steady, even light without flame or blaze
  2. To gleam; flash; light up
  3. To have a bright, warm, usually reddish color:
incandesce
To make or become incandescent.
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  1. To make or become incandescent.
  2. To cause to be (to become) incandescent, especially by the application of heat
radiate
To issue or emerge in rays or waves:
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  1. To issue or emerge in rays or waves:
  2. To come forth or spread out in rays
  3. To send out rays of heat, light, etc.; be radiant
shine
To cause to shine, as a light.
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  1. To cause to shine, as a light.
  2. (US) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
  3. To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
coruscate
To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:
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  1. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:
  2. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter:
flash
To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
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  1. To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
  2. (Slang) To think of or remember something suddenly:
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:
glance
To look suddenly and briefly; take a quick look
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  1. To look suddenly and briefly; take a quick look
  2. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly:
  3. To flash or gleam
glimmer
To appear faintly or indistinctly:
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  1. To appear faintly or indistinctly:
  2. To give a faint, flickering light
  3. (Intransitive) To shine with a faint unsteady light.
glint
(Archaic) To move quickly, esp. glancingly
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  1. (Archaic) To move quickly, esp. glancingly
  2. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:
  3. To shine or reflect with intermittent flashes of light; gleam, flash, or glitter
glisten
To be reflected with a sparkling luster:
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  1. To be reflected with a sparkling luster:
  2. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster:
  3. (Intransitive) to reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash
glister
To glisten.
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  1. To glisten.
  2. To gleam, glisten or coruscate
glitter
To shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle
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  1. To shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle
  2. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten:
  3. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
scintillate
To give off sparks; flash; sparkle
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  1. To give off sparks; flash; sparkle
  2. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle.
  3. To sparkle intellectually; be brilliant and witty
shimmer
To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
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  1. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  2. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  3. (Intransitive) To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.
spangle
To cover or decorate with spangles or other bright objects
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  1. To cover or decorate with spangles or other bright objects
  2. To glitter with or as with spangles
  3. (Intransitive) To sparkle, flash or coruscate.
sparkle
To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
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  1. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
  2. (Intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
  3. (Intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
twinkle
(Of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
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  1. (Of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
  2. (Chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
  3. To shine with quick, intermittent flashes of light, as some stars; sparkle
wink
To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
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  1. To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
  2. To close and open (an eye or the eyes) rapidly.
  3. To shine intermittently; twinkle
glow
To show brilliant, conspicuous colors; be bright
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  1. To show brilliant, conspicuous colors; be bright
  2. To have a bright, warm, usually reddish color:
  3. To gleam; flash; light up
incandesce
To make or become incandescent.
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  1. To make or become incandescent.
  2. To cause to be (to become) incandescent, especially by the application of heat
luminesce
To be or become luminescent.
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  1. To be or become luminescent.
  2. To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
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  • The gleam in his gaze grew brighter.

  • He gazed at her for a long moment, an odd gleam in his eye.

  • He could also, by the gleam of bayonets visible through the smoke, make out moving masses of infantry and narrow lines of artillery with green caissons.

  • She heard it in Wynn's, saw it in the ruthless gleam in his eyes.

  • The same gleam was in Wynn's eye that he remembered.

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