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Definition of glam

"glam" is probably misspelled. Trying gleam instead Definition of gleam

1. gleam [ n ] an appearance of reflected light

Used in print:

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

It gave the rubberized fabric a dull gleam , like metal .

Synonyms gleam gleaming lambency glow Related Terms radiance glow

2. gleam [ v ] be shiny, as if wet
Examples: "His eyes were glistening"

Used in print:

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

In the half darkness the banisters gleamed , and the hall seemed enormous .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

She smiled , and the teeth gleamed in her beautifully modeled olive face .

Synonyms shine glitter glint gleam glisten Related Terms look spangle shimmer glint

3. gleam [ v ] shine brightly, like a star or a light

Used in print:

(Kenneth Scott Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutiona...)

O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears .

(Guideposts BR-E01. Mr. America, 4:6 (November, 1961)...)

I was proud of the new buildings which housed Diario now : the rotogravures , gleaming behind glass doors ; the thump and whir of our new presses .

Synonyms gleam glimmer Related Terms emit_light

4. gleam [ n ] a flash of light (especially reflected light)

Synonyms gleam glimmer gleaming Related Terms flash

5. gleam [ v ] appear briefly
Examples: "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

Synonyms gleam Related Terms appear

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