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gleam

n. மினுமினுப்பு, பளிச்சிடுதல், மெல்லிய ஔதக்கதிர்க்கற்றை, தடம், சாயல், இடைப்பட்டுத் தோன்றும் பண்பின் மென்கூறு, (வினை) மங்கலாக ஔதவீசு, மின்னு, பளிச்சிடு.


Gleam, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry) Defn: To disgorge filth, as a hawk. Gleam, n. Etym: [OE. glem, gleam, AS. glæm, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. Glitter.] 1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse. Transient unexpected gleams of joi. Addison. At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps. Milton. A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. Longfellow. 2. Brightness; splendor. In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. Pope. Gleam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gleamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gleaming.] 1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east. 2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter. Syn. -- To Gleam, Glimmer, Glitter. To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist; a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See Flash. Gleam, v. t. Defn: To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. Shak.


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