gleam

  1. Noun.  a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
  2. Noun.  a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
  3. Noun.  brightness or shininess; splendor.
  4. Verb.  To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
  5. Verb.  To be briefly but strongly apparent.
  6. Verb.  (obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

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