gleamed
past simple and past participle ofgleam
gleam
verb[I]
uk/ɡliːm/us/ɡliːm/toproduceorreflectasmall,brightlight:
Hepolishedthetableuntil it gleamed.
Wheneyesgleam, theyshinein a way thatexpressesaparticularemotion:
Hiseyesgleamedwith/intriumph.
Giving out light
- afire
- albedo
- beam
- bioluminescence
- burnished
- candlelit
- flicker
- gleam
- glimmer
- glitter
- glow
- illuminate
- noctilucent
- non-glare
- non-luminous
- out-glitter
- pearlescence
- reflected ray
- shine
- wink
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Expressing and showing feelings
Examplesofgleamed
gleamed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Her fleshgleamedin the morning sunlight like varnished cherrywood.
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On some of them the scales shone andgleamedas if they were gold that men looked on.
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They were well turned out, and their bootsgleamed.
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We must be determined that in this case the redness that hasgleamedin the sky must not be allowed to go back again.
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This rope alsogleamedfaintly in the dark, and appeared to respond to its owner's call.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.About his 80th year he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and thenceforth his mental powers onlygleamedout occasionally.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Itgleamedlike gold and the horseshoe was kept for luck then naming the tequila after it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the resurrection is announced to the women at the tomb by two men in clothes thatgleamedlike lightning who suddenly appeared next to them.
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- depleted
- depleted uranium
- depleted-uranium
- depleting
- depletion
- depletion allowance
- depletion layer
- depletion of fish
- depletion region
- depletion region
- deplorable
- deplorable condition
- deplorable situation
- deplorably
- deplore
- deplored
- deploy
- deployable
- deployed
- deploying
- deployment
- depolarization
- depolarize
- depolarizing