1. Bright with a steady but subdued shining
   "the gleaming brass on the altar";
   - agleam, nitid

1. A flash of light (especially reflected light)
   "The gleaming of the polished surface was blinding";
   - gleam, glimmer
    
2. An appearance of reflected light
   "The gleaming of the moonlight on the lake created a magical atmosphere";
   - gleam, glow, lambency

1. Shine brightly, like a star or a light
   "Hope gleamed in her eyes";
   - glimmer
    
2. Be shiny, as if wet
   "His eyes were gleaming";
   - glitter, glisten, glint, shine
    
3. To shine with faint or brief light
   "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

Derived forms: gleamings

See also: bright

Type of: appear, come along, effulgence, flash, look, radiance, radiancy, radiate, refulgence, refulgency, seem, shine

Encyclopedia: Gleaming