gleam — gleam·ing·ly; gleam·less; gleam·er; gleam; … English syllables
gleam — [[t]gli͟ːm[/t]] gleams, gleaming, gleamed 1) VERB If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean. His black hair gleamed in the sun. [V ing] ...a gleaming red sports car. 2) N SING You can refer to the light… … English dictionary
glit´ter|ing|ly — glit|ter «GLIHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to shine with bright, sparkling light; gleam; sparkle: »The jewels and new coins glittered. 2. to be bright and showy. –n. 1. a bright, sparkling light: »There was a cold glitter in the cruel man s eyes … Useful english dictionary
gleamingly — gleam·ing·ly … English syllables
gleaming — gleam|ing [ glimıŋ ] adjective shiny, clean, and looking very healthy or new: his gleaming white teeth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leam — I. ˈlēm noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English leme, from Old English lēoma; akin to Old Saxon liomo gleam, radiance, Old Norse ljōmi radiance, Old English lēoht light more at light chiefly Scotland : a gleam of light : radiance … Useful english dictionary
Taoism — Taoist, n., adj. Taoistic, adj. /dow iz euhm, tow /, n. 1. the philosophical system evolved by Lao tzu and Chuang tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to… … Universalium
light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… … English dictionary for students
glance — [[t]glæns, glɑns[/t]] v. glanced, glanc•ing, n. 1) to look quickly or briefly 2) to gleam or flash; scintillate 3) to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by off): The arrow glanced off his… … From formal English to slang
glore — ˈglō(ə)r intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English gloren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse eldsglōr glow of fire, Icelandic glōra to stare, gleam, Norwegian glore to gleam, glitter, Swedish dialect glora to… … Useful english dictionary
]–gleam´ing|ly, adverb.Synonym Study noun.2 Gleam, glimmer mean an unsteady or not bright light. Gleam applies to a light that comes out of the darkness and goes again soon, or is softened or toned down as if by a curtain in front of it: »