sheen
noun
luster; brightness; radiance.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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So come when the valleys are sheening, And fledged with the promise of grain; And here where our graves will be greening, Just smile and be happy again.'
From Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert W. (Robert William) Service