Glean vs. Gleam
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Difference Between Glean and Gleam
Gleanverb
To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
Gleamnoun
a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
Gleanverb
To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).
to glean a fieldGleamnoun
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.Gleanverb
To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
Gleamnoun
brightness or shininess; splendor.
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Gleanverb
To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.
He gleaned a living from newspaper work for a few months, but in the summer went to a fishing village […] where […] he wrote his great historical drama, "Master Olof." (Translators Edith and Warner Oland on author August Strindberg.)Gleamverb
To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
Gleannoun
A collection made by gleaning.
Gleamverb
To be briefly but strongly apparent.
Gleanverb
gather, as of natural products;
harvest the grapesGleamverb
To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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Gleamnoun
an appearance of reflected light
Gleamnoun
a flash of light (especially reflected 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
