Synonyms of gleamed

gleamed

verb

past tense of gleam

as in glinted

to shoot forth bursts of light

fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glinted
• flashed
• shimmered
• sparkled
• glistened
• shone
• glittered
• twinkled
• glimmered
• glanced
• glowed
• winked
• spangled
• flamed
• winkled
• scintillated
• lustered
• glistered
• coruscated
• beamed
• dazzled
• blinded
• radiated
• flared
• glared
• blazed
• dazed
• burned
• bedazzled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gleamed

In front of the Jabara family, the turquoise waters of Torch Lake gleamed alluringly in the July heat. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Further details can only be gleamed from the photos, but what’s plain to see is that the shoe shares much of the same shape as the LeBron 23. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

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

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