Synonyms

gleaming

American

[glee-ming] / ˈgli mɪŋ /

adjective

giving off or appearing to give off light or brightness; radiant; shining.

A cold, gray light filtered down through the bushes and lay on the faintly gleaming sand.
The newest release is a gleaming composite of epic, unabashedly pretty '70s songwriting and fancy-pants disco hedonism.

Other Word Forms

gleamingly adverb
ungleaming adjective

Etymology

Origin of gleaming

gleam ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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It pairs majestically with Weaving’s defiant chin and gleaming eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

There it stood now, as I stepped back into the shop, still tall and gleaming on its concrete block, but shorn now of eminence.

From Literature

It was an evening to inspire songs in praise of Indiana, of moonlight fair along the Wabash and the breath of new-mown hay from the fields and candlelight gleaming through sycamores.

From Literature

It was about the size of Torak’s hand: a sharp, curved claw -made of gleaming black stone.

From Literature

As she descended the stage stairs back into the crowd, Kang exclaimed “yay” while holding her gleaming statuette.

From Los Angeles Times

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