Gleam vs. Glimmer
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Difference Between Gleam and Glimmer
Gleamnoun
a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
Glimmernoun
A faint light; a dim glow.
The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.Gleamnoun
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.Glimmernoun
A flash of light.
Gleamnoun
brightness or shininess; splendor.
Glimmernoun
A faint or remote possibility.
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Gleamverb
To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
Glimmernoun
(dated) mica
Gleamverb
To be briefly but strongly apparent.
Glimmerverb
(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
The fireflies glimmered in the dark.the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lampGleamverb
To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
Glimmernoun
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
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Gleamnoun
an appearance of reflected light
Glimmernoun
a slight suggestion or vague understanding;
he had no inkling what was about to happenGleamnoun
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
Glimmerverb
shine brightly, like a star or a light
Gleamverb
be shiny, as if wet;
His eyes were glisteningGleamverb
shine brightly, like a star or a light
Gleamverb
appear briefly;
A terrible thought gleamed in her mind
