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# gleaming

adjective (gleaming); verb, -ing form of gleam (gleam, gleams, gleamed, gleaming)

«gleaming» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Shining brightly because clean, polished or wet: «gleaming shoes». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#m1)
2. (verb) Giving out or reflecting a soft, bright light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#m2)

### In the lessons

In descriptive writing, gleaming makes a picture of something shiny and new: a gleaming car, gleaming teeth, gleaming eyes. In The Wind in the Willows, Toad's new motor-car is gleaming and splendid; the river gleams in the sun. Eyes «gleaming» can show excitement or a sly plan.

### Examples

- Toad stared at the gleaming motor-car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#x1)
- Her shoes were gleaming after she polished them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#x2)
- The river was gleaming in the sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#x3)
- The cat's eyes were gleaming in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#x4)
- The kitchen was gleaming after we cleaned it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#x5)
- His teeth were gleaming white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#x6)
- At no great distance, they beheld a river gleaming in the sunshine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/#x7)

### Note

Gleam: gleamed, gleaming. Similar: shining, glinting (small flashes), glistening (wet), sparkling, glowing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gleaming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gleaming/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gleaming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gleaming.html) on Mova free.