gleamed

verb

past tense of gleam
as in glinted
to shoot forth bursts of light fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight

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Recent Examples of gleamed That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us. — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026 His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026 His helmet’s gold face mask gleamed in the afternoon sun. — Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 May 2026 The dining room was dark, save for the tantalizing buffet station, which gleamed like the full moon over the cloudless Aegean. — Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026 Its façade was covered with white tiles that gleamed in the morning light. — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 That experience — viewing such an alien terrain at close range as the sun gleamed over the horizon, highlighting the troughs and peaks of a foreign land — brought home for the crew how unique our home planet is. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026 For a long time, the property gleamed in the daylight with its white, ornate facade against lush green landscaping and often at night, as well, with twinkling holiday lights attached to almost every surface. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleamed
  1. glinted
  2. flashed
  3. shimmered
  4. sparkled
  5. glistened
  6. shone
  7. glittered
  8. twinkled
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  • After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Definition of glinted
Verb
  • After the video assistant referee urged him to watch a replay, however, Claus walked away from the monitor and flashed the red card at Balogun, a judgment many immediately deemed overly harsh.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • East2West footage showed the overnight barrage from inside Kyiv, including a baby sleeping as explosions flashed outside an open window and smoke from an earlier strike rose nearby.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of flashed
Verb
  • Crow took the stage in a black vest and sparkly, navy blue pants that shimmered back the colors of the stage lights.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • The ladies shimmered in champagne, gold and blush, while the gentlemen wisely remembered that the safest way to stand out at Miss Swift’s wedding was, in fact, not to.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of shimmered
Verb
  • The lithe Pettet then sparkled as Mata Bond, the product of a love affair between Niven’s 007 and the spy Mata Hari, in the Bond spoof Casino Royale (1967).
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
  • Didier Deschamps’ side have looked superb at this tournament and Mbappe has sparkled up front with seven goals in five matches.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of sparkled
Verb
  • Indeed, from the top of the Lincoln Memorial, the water was clearer and glistened with the reflection of the Washington Monument.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • The long curving claws of white ivory glistened their deadly threat.
    — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Definition of glistened
Verb
  • Martinez shined his flashlight on him and said, ‘show me your hands,’ the video shows.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
  • Prior to getting hurt, Caballero, previously a utilityman, shined as the Yankees’ starting shortstop while Volpe recovered from offseason shoulder surgery.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
Definition of shone
Verb
  • Kelly Rowland glittered in a gold cowl-neck dress after presenting the Ultimate Icon Award to Sylvia Rhone.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The notes glittered in place, but the piece came across more as a cerebral design than as a living thing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of glittered
Verb
  • Before a big night out or even just dinner with friends, lids twinkled, cheekbones caught the light from every angle, and lip gloss doubled as a mirror.
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Animated pixie dust twinkled on the screen, courtesy of the fairy, Tinker Bell.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of twinkled

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