gleam
noun
a flash or beam of light.
is gleaming
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present progressiveof gleam (3rd person singular).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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It’s nearly 90 degrees on a Saturday in South-Central and “sister dreamer lauren halsey’s architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles” is gleaming and activated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Her temporary kitchen is gleaming white and appointed with items commonplace and ridiculous, but useful.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2025
Life inside the shimmering Star is gleaming, upbeat, even giddy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2016
Downtown is gleaming spectacularly while neighborhoods like Slavic Village, Central, Kinsman, Hough, and Glenville are still struggling with deeply entrenched poverty.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2016
Everything is gleaming and shivering from the drizzle.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
