Antonyms for gleaming

Grammar : Adj

Spell : gleem

Phonetic Transcription : glim

Definition of gleaming

Origin : early 13c., from gleam (n). Related: Gleamed; gleaming.

adj glossy

Example sentences :

A light not of this world is gleaming there; and it has grown brighter and clearer since we parted.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

They see no gleaming roofs and high-lifted statues and joyful games.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

But to-night some gleaming wave from a greater sea had lifted them, and borne them on.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

Some five thousand feet up in the night was a gleaming ship.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

The walls beyond them were of metal, white and gleaming; there were doorways.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

The town was sleeping; lights were gleaming in only a few windows.
Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov

As he did so the gleaming barrel of his gun flashed with a sharp report.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

His eyes, big and blue, were gleaming with the light of battle.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

First time, this, for the gleaming blade that its glory fell.
Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous

With new anxiety, he measured the relative motion of the gleaming ship.
Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson

Synonyms for gleaming

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