gleam
noun
a flash or beam of light.
are gleaming
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present progressiveof gleam.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“There are gleaming towers and cranes and also people dying on the streets. We want to do something about that. That’s not anti-business rhetoric. That’s reality.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2017
“This brother said, ‘All you fabulous Africans, you are gleaming stones in this mosaic that is the diaspora.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2017
You'll notice that all the roads you pass through are gleaming in new paint, and the tarmac looks like it's had a generous application of lipstick.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2015
Everywhere in New York there are gleaming condominiums going up, and gentrification is transforming working-class neighbourhoods into enclaves for the rich.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2014
All the trailers around us are gleaming in the sunlight.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
