bright with a steady but subdued shining

bright with a steady but subdued shining

bright with a steady but subdued shining

2. a slight sign  He saw a gleam of recogni-tion in the boy’s eyes.  There was a wild

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly, To look in astonishment or disbelief, typically with the eyes blinking, To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint, noun_ A glance of the eye; a glimpse, A gleam; a glimmer; specifically, the gleam or glimmer reflected from ice in the polar regions_ hence the term ice-blink (which see)

The zone of burning gases and fine suspended matter associated with rapid combustion; a hot, glowing mass of burning gas or vapor, A violent or intense passion, The gleam appearing at night from a school of herrings, intransitive verb_ To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor, To burn, ignite, or scorch (something) with a flame, transitive verb_ To kindle; to inflame; to excite, adjective_ Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame

To read quickly or in cursory fashion, To shine over or through something at an angle, To be reflected, especially in flashes, transitive verb_ To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment, obsolete To hint at; to touch lightly or briefly, noun_ chalcocite, cobaltite, or gray cobalt, A sudden shoot of light or splendor; a transient gleam