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agleam

American  
[uh-gleem] / əˈglim /

adjective

  1. gleaming; bright; radiant.

    a city agleam with lights.


agleam British  
/ əˈɡliːm /

adjective

  1. (postpositive) glowing; gleaming

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of agleam

First recorded in 1865–70; a- 1 + gleam

Example Sentences

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“I’m going to lie to you tonight, a lot,” he says, eyes agleam.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2023

He saddles his beautiful palomino, and we expect an open prairie, but he winds up in a bright new kitchen, agleam with mod cons, where Gena Rowlands makes him ham and eggs.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 9, 2016

Dressed in a gray suit, pants pressed and cuffed, shoes agleam, a shirt white as a dove's wing, Eli read from his script.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2015

Both are gifted physical comedians: Watch McCarthy, eyes agleam, driving a car with her entire body, and an injured Bullock trying to get through an automatic door.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2013

Vivienne has come out of the crowd, cat eyes agleam, hair loose around her face.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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