gleaming
Other forms: gleamings; gleamingly
Teeth in toothpaste commercials are gleaming. They sparkle when the light hits. When you see this word, think of a bright reflected ray of light, on teeth, on water, or in someone's smiling eyes.
A new skyscraper that reflects light might also be described as gleaming. If you are excited to move to a new place, someone might say that your eyes are gleaming with excitement, especially as you view the gleaming wood floors and gleaming freshly-washed windows of your new home. The word has a clean, glittering, sparkly feel to it.
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bright with a steady but subdued shining
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a flash of light (especially reflected light)
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an appearance of reflected light
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type of:
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effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
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effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine
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Vocabulary lists containing gleaming
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