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gleams

  • plural of gleam.
  • present tense form of gleam (3rd person singular).

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A silver court gown like the one Marie Antoinette wore at her wedding gleams in the central case.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

But keep your whisk moving, and you’ll feel it: the moment the sauce thickens, holds, and gleams just slightly.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2025

However, he praised Smith for his performance and noted he was a "natural fit for the role of Dr Stockmann" and "gleams with authority" throughout.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2024

Most intriguing is a hand-size squid that gleams ruby red.

From National Geographic Feb. 13, 2024

The night was dark with occasional gleams of moonlight between the rents of the heavy clouds that scudded across the sky.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker