Synonyms for agleam


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-gleem
Phonetic Transcription : əˈglim

Top 10 synonyms for agleam Other synonyms for the word agleam

Définition of agleam

Origin :
  • 1854, from a- (1) + gleam.
  • As in shiny : adj bright, glistening
  • As in shining : adj glowing
Example sentences :
  • Here were the eyes of builders of the future—agleam as they looked on the present!
  • Extract from : « When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry » by Charles Neville Buck
  • She no longer wept, though he could see a tear still at the end of one of her lashes, agleam in the dark.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • It is a factful of himself—lawless, radical and non-civilized, agleam in the mixed world.
  • Extract from : « I, Mary MacLane » by Mary MacLane
  • Certainly the past becomes a source of happiness in his "Rhapsody," and life is agleam with joy in his "Idyl."
  • Extract from : « Life Immovable » by Kostes Palamas
  • Scraggs looked up and his cold green eyes were agleam with malice and triumph as they rested on the unhappy pair.
  • Extract from : « Captain Scraggs » by Peter B. Kyne
  • With tongue lolling, white teeth all agleam, he came roaring out of the shadows.
  • Extract from : « Red Dynamite » by Roy J. Snell
  • He is all agleam with bullion—a blue-and-gold edition of the Poetry of War.
  • Extract from : « The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. II: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Pete started off with another triumphant breakfast and before our guest had gone far with it his face was agleam with pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Wings of the Wind » by Credo Harris
  • There was a grin on his face, but his eyes were agleam with a slumbering passion that made Parsons catch his breath with a gasp.
  • Extract from : « The Ranchman » by Charles Alden Seltzer
  • Beyond this was the river, agleam with the lights of the British fleet that rode at anchor on its placid bosom.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

Antonyms for agleam

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