gleaming

[ glee-ming ]

adjective

1. giving off or appearing to give off light or brightness; radiant; shining:

   A cold, gray light filtered down through the bushes and lay on the faintly gleaming sand.

   The newest release is a gleaming composite of epic, unabashedly pretty '70s songwriting and fancy-pants disco hedonism.

Other Words From

• gleam·ing·ly adverb
• un·gleam·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gleaming¹

gleam ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

Example Sentences

Bennett, Roy and five of the Mr. Christmas hopefuls gathered at Rolf’s German Restaurant in Manhattan, a kitschy, Christmas-themed establishment that feels like a cave decorated by Mrs. Claus, with a whirl of twinkle lights, gleaming metallic ornaments and faux-evergreen branches dripping from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times

It focused on building “gleaming” roads, highways, and bridges, and reducing the environmental review and government oversight of such projects.

From Salon

One of the gleaming multimillion-dollar mansions nestled among towering pine trees and granite peaks in this exclusive mountain enclave?

From Los Angeles Times

While the new location has a similar vibe to other Artist Tree shops, with works for sale by local artists adorning the walls, gleaming display cases filled with flower, extracts and edibles, and a glass box in the middle of the room filled with live plants, there are a few ways in which it’s notably different.

From Los Angeles Times

A decommissioned railroad car stood gleaming next to the main road.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bright
• burnished
• glassy
• glazed
• glistening
• lustrous
• polished
• shining
• shiny
• sleek