A brief beam or flash of light: saw gleams of daylight through the cracks.
A steady but subdued shining; a glow: the gleam of burnished gold.
A brief or dim indication; a trace: a gleam of intelligence.
To emit a gleam; flash or glow: "Their tile roofs gleamed in the moon's pallid radiance" (Laura Joh Rowland). See Synonyms at flash.
To be reflected as a gleam: The sun gleamed on the water.
To be manifested or indicated briefly or faintly.
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