A gleam is a bright flash of light. ... Use the verb gleam when something is shining as if it were wet or glinting with light. Your new toothpaste might make your teeth so white that they gleam. You can also describe an emotion that appears briefly as a gleam, like a gleam of hope.

What do the word gleaming mean?

1 : to shine with or as if with subdued steady light or moderate brightness. 2 : to appear briefly or faintly a light gleamed in the distance. transitive verb. : to cause to gleam.

Does gleaming means shining?

Gleam is defined as to shine briefly, glow or flash. An example of to gleam is to briefly shine a flashlight into a dark cave.