to gleam faintly

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• gleam — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 soft light ADJECTIVE ▪ dull, faint ▪ distant PREPOSITION ▪ gleam of ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• gleam — [[t]gli͟ːm[/t]] gleams, gleaming, gleamed 1) VERB If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean. His black hair gleamed in the sun. [V ing] ...a gleaming red sports car. 2) N SING You can refer to the light… …   English dictionary

• gleam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gleem, from Old English glǣm; akin to Old English geolu yellow more at yellow Date: 15th century 1. a. a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light < the gleam of dawn in the east > b. (1) a small… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gleam — 01. The cat s eyes blazed yellow in the [gleam] of my flashlight. 02. He polished his new car until it was [gleaming]. 03. The hikers set out at the first [gleam] of dawn. 04. Snowflakes [gleamed] like tiny diamonds in her long, black hair. 05.… …   Grammatical examples in English

• faintly — adv. Faintly is used with these adjectives: ↑absurd, ↑amused, ↑audible, ↑comic, ↑comical, ↑embarrassed, ↑familiar, ↑golden, ↑ludicrous, ↑luminous, ↑menacing, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• glisten — v 1. glint, glimmer, glitter, Archaic. glister, reflect; sparkle, twinkle, flicker; blink, wink, flutter, flare or flare up; waver, sway, quiver, shiver, ripple; shimmer, dance, dazzle, bedazzle; light, spark, scintillate, flame; flash, fulgurate …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• shimmer — v 1. glow, gleam faintly, shine; luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce, make radiant or lustrous; illuminate, illumine, Archaic. illume, Obs. en lumine; brighten, light up, cast light upon, make brilliant or luminous; radiate, irradiate, effulge;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• shimmer — shimmeringly, adv. /shim euhr/, v.i. 1. to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly. 2. to appear to quiver or vibrate in faint light or while reflecting heat waves. n. 3. a subdued, tremulous light or gleam. 4. a quivering …   Universalium

• shimmer — 1. verb To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to …   Wiktionary

• shimmer — /ˈʃɪmə / (say shimuh) verb (i) 1. to shine with a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly. –noun 2. a subdued, tremulous light or gleam. {Middle English schimere, late Old English scimerian, apparently frequentative of scīmian shine. Compare… …  

• shim|mer — «SHIHM uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to shine with a flickering light; gleam faintly: »The satin shimmers. –n. a faint gleam or shine: »The pearls have a beautiful shimmer. ╂[Old English scimerian] …   Useful english dictionary