Gleam 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13
/gliːm/ (noun & verb)
Noun: beam of light, flash of light, sparkle, flicker, glint, blaze, ray, twinkle, glow, shaft, glitter, shimmer
Verb: to reflect or produce a bright light, shine brightly – (of eyes) to start shining because of being emotional
Meteor: The visible gleam of light observed as a meteoroid ablates in the Earth’s atmosphere. Meteorite: If an object makes it through the atmosphere to reach the ground, it is called a meteorite. Fireball: A meteor that is unusually bright, outshining almost everything in the night sky.
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Adjective: gleaming
Adverb: gleamingly
