gleam

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. an appearance of reflected light (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
gleaming, glow, lambency
• Derivationally related forms:
lambent (for: lambency), glow (for: glow)
• Hypernyms:
radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
2. a flash of light (especially reflected light) (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
gleaming, glimmer
• Derivationally related forms:
glimmery (for: glimmer), glimmer (for: glimmer), gleam (for: gleaming)
• Hypernyms:
flash

II - verb

1. be shiny, as if wet (Freq. 3)
- His eyes were glistening
• Syn:
glitter, glisten, glint, shine
• Derivationally related forms:
glint (for: glint), glisten (for: glisten), glitter (for: glitter)
• Hypernyms:
look, appear, seem
• Hyponyms:
spangle, shimmer
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. shine brightly, like a star or a light (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
glimmer
• Derivationally related forms:
glimmer (for: glimmer), gleaming
• Hypernyms:
radiate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Lights gleam on the horizon
- The horizon is gleaming with lights
3. appear briefly (Freq. 1)
- A terrible thought gleamed in her mind
• Hypernyms:
appear, come along
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gleaming, glimmer, glow, lambency, glitter, glisten, glint, shine