gleam

«gleam» in Mova's school dictionary: To shine softly or brightly, often by reflecting light:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (gleam, gleams, gleamed, gleaming); noun (a gleam, gleams)

meaning for a pupil

1) To shine softly or brightly, often by reflecting light: «The polished car gleamed.» tree →

2) (noun) A soft light or shine. tree →

3) (noun) A small sign of a feeling or idea: «a gleam of hope», «a gleam in his eye». tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories to describe shining things (swords, water, eyes, clean floors) and hope. «A gleam in his eye» often means a character has a clever or mischievous idea. In The Wind in the Willows the river gleams and sparkles in the sun.

examples

• The river gleamed in the morning sun. tree →
• Her eyes gleamed with excitement. tree →
• The kitchen floor was gleaming after we cleaned it. tree →
• A gleam of light shone under the door. tree →
• There was a gleam of hope at last. tree →
• Toad had a naughty gleam in his eye. tree →
• A falling star gleamed across the sky. tree →

note

Regular verb. Adjective: gleaming (gleaming white teeth). Similar: shine, glint (a quick small flash), glow (steady light without flame), glitter, sparkle.

In the corpora

• The Rat's laughter and his gleaming pistols cheer the Mole up.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gleam» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.