gleaming

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. bright with a steady but subdued shining

- from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights

- the gleaming brass on the altar

Similar word(s): bright, agleam, nitid

noun

1. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

Similar word(s): gleam, glimmer

Definition categories: event, flash

2. an appearance of reflected light

Similar word(s): gleam, glow, lambency

Definition categories: attribute, effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine

verb

1. present participle of gleam