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gleam
     1. n. a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
     2. n. a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
           The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.
     3. n. brightness or shininess; splendor.
     4. v. To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
     5. v. To be briefly but strongly apparent.
     6. v. (obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

Example Sentences

There is a gleam in their eyes. 



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