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Brightly shining
Answer for the clue "Brightly shining ", 8 letters:
gleaming
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. bright with a steady but subdued shining; "from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon" [syn: agleam , nitid ] n. a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: gleam ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Having a bright sheen. n. A flash or reflected light. v (present participle of gleam English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gleam \Gleam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gleamed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gleaming .] To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east. To shine; to cast light; to glitter. Syn: To Gleam , Glimmer , Glitter . Usage: To gleam denotes a faint ...
Usage examples of gleaming.
Almost as quickly the azure eyes narrowed again, retaining the gleaming light.
Seer looked down at the tarnished spyglass in her hands, gleaming dully in the reflection of the fire as well.
Ahead in the near distance the towers of Bethany reached skyward to meet the rising sun, gleaming with promise.
Its gleaming branches now towered above her head, white wooden arms outstretched to the clear winter sky, laden with bright blossoms.
He reached within his robes and produced the hematite vial, the smooth stone catching the light of the flamewell and gleaming dully.
Great White Tree, leaning on a white wood staff, its golden oak leaf tip gleaming in the oncoming light.
She pointed to the thriving oak, its glossy leaves gleaming in the light of the fire.
He smiled, causing a third patch of light to appear in the shadow, gleaming with amusement.
She could see his eyes, even as far away as she was, gleaming in the half-light.
From within that approaching storm the bloodstained warrior of her nightmares was riding down on her, blue eyes gleaming ferociously, beating his straining mount with merciless urgency.
His sleeves were russet, a hint of topaz silk gleaming in the slashes.
Glass after glass was drained, and hurled to smash on the gleaming parquet floor.
The mask of a smiling youth, gleaming with gold leaf, hid his face, and its rays hid his head.
Her raven hair fell in ripples, gleaming like black water in moonlight, and her beauty made the young Dauphine who preceded them look pallid and unfinished.
I felt his hand dig into my enmeshed curls, wrenching my head backward, and stared up at his hooded, gleaming eyes.