gleaming : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gleaming	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gleaming
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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" Synonym(s): agleam, gleaming, nitid n a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: gleam, gleaming, glimmer] an appearance of reflected light Synonym(s): gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency
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}.