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

He just needs to get paid somewhere else, anywhere else, while the Dodgers should focus their attention on the gleaming product directly in front of them.

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

There are gently arcing palm trees, a gleaming built-in barbecue, a refrigerated drawer full of chilled sparkling waters.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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