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Gleaming Common

Gleaming has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

2

an appearance of reflected light

3

A flash of reflected light.

Verb
1

present participle of gleam

Adjective
1

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"

2

Having a bright sheen.

Example Sentences
"from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights" adjective
"the gleaming brass on the altar" adjective
"Nereids beneath the nitid moon" adjective
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