gleam
/ɡlim/ noun B2- An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
- An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint. · The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that the trapped miners might still survive.
- A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
- A look of joy or liveliness on one's face.
Plural gleams
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Here a wimple, there a gleam--
But she did hope fervently that she would be among the first ten at least, so that she might see Matthew’s kindly brown eyes gleam with pride in her achievement.
Then he reseated himself in his chair and looked them over with a gleam of satisfaction in his eyes.
I distinctly saw the gleam of it as he turned to run.”
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