FluentPlex

gleaming

/ˈɡliːmɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. A flash of reflected light.

Plural gleamings

+ Save to review

From the library

A few faint stars were gleaming in a violet sky.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 163 · C1
Number one hundred and twenty-seven is ‘is’—‘There is’ “—Holmes’s eyes were gleaming with excitement, and his thin, nervous fingers twitched as he counted the words—“‘danger.’ Ha!
The Valley of Fear, p. 8 · C1
The house is banked in with rolling clouds, which rise now and then to show the dreary curves of the moor, with thin, silver veins upon the sides of the hills, and the distant boulders gleaming where the light strikes upon their wet faces.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 127 · C1
“Yes,” said Danglars, darting at Edmond a look gleaming with hate.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 5 · C1

Other matches

Learn gleaming in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.