gleaming

American  

[glee-ming] / ˈgli mɪŋ /

adjective

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• gleamingly adverb
• ungleaming adjective

Etymology

Origin of gleaming

gleam ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The gleaming white tile spreads in front of us like a road and the walls vibrate with the bass coming from the enormous speakers in the living room to the right.

From Literature

It was only a flash—a glimpse—but it was Hesterfowl, to be certain: her beady eyes gleaming.

From Literature

Above them sits a gleaming frieze of 42 judges, each marked with a golden Ma’at feather.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2024, more than 92 million passengers made their way through its gleaming, marble-floored halls and sparkling, brightly lit shopping malls.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bright
• burnished
• glassy
• glazed
• glistening
• lustrous
• polished
• shining
• shiny
• sleek