gleam

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 [V] to shine with a pale clear light: The moonlight gleamed on the water. * Her eyes gleamed in the dark. 2 ~ (with sth) to look very clean or bright: [V] The house was gleaming with fresh white paint. * [V-ADJ] Her teeth gleamed white against the tanned skin of her face. 3 [V] ~ (with / in sth) if a person's eyes gleam with a particular emotion, or an emotion gleams in a person's eyes, the person shows that emotion: His eyes gleamed with amusement. * Amusement gleamed in his eyes. noun [usuallysing.] 1 a pale clear light, often reflected from sth: the gleam of moonlight on the water * a gleam of light from a lamp * A few gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon. * I saw the gleam of the knife as it flashed through the air. 2 a small amount of sth: a faint gleam of hope * a serious book with an occasional gleam of humour 3 an expression of a particular feeling or emotion that shows in sb's eyes: a gleam of triumph in her eyes * a mischievous gleam in his eye * The gleam in his eye made her uncomfortable (= as if he was planning sth secret or unpleasant).