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Plural for a faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something
“His boots were ragged, and in places, a livid gleam from his sword peeped through the threadbare velvet scabbard.”
Plural for the quality or state of being bright or radiant
“Her fair hair had a golden gleam.”
Plural for a brief or faint instance of a quality or emotion
“However, there was a gleam of hope in all that darkness on the clinical scene in the form of a great prophylactic breakthrough.”
To shine brightly, especially with reflected light
“A light flickered, then a red flare seemed to gleam brightly.”
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