Synonyms

gleaming

American

[glee-ming] / ˈgli mɪŋ /

adjective

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.

Other Word Forms

gleamingly adverb
ungleaming adjective

Etymology

Origin of gleaming

gleam ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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He was as familiar with its gleaming mansions as its darkest slums.

From Literature

The Toffees have failed to win any of their past seven matches at their gleaming 52,769-capacity arena, following in the footsteps of other top-flight sides who have struggled after moving grounds.

From BBC

Chip looked over at Jonah, gratitude gleaming in his eyes.

From Literature

It was even more beautiful when it was clean, more wonderful than a shell’s gleaming inside whorls, because it was whole and perfect.

From Literature

It was a huge gleaming white web, so thick that he could not see through it.

From Literature

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