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gleam

/glim/ /gliːm/
  1. 1
    parıltı, ışıltıcountable

    A small, soft light, especially one reflected from a shiny surface.

    • The polished floor had a beautiful gleam.
      Cilalı zeminin güzel bir parıltısı vardı.
    • We saw the gleam of a lamp through the trees.
      Ağaçların arasından bir lambanın ışıltısını gördük.
  2. 2
    kıvılcım, belirticountable

    A brief sign of a feeling or quality in someone's eyes or face.

    • I saw a gleam of excitement in his eyes.
      Gözlerinde bir heyecan kıvılcımı gördüm.
    • There was a gleam of hope in her voice.
      Sesinde bir umut belirtisi vardı.
  3. 3
    parlamak, parıldamak

    To shine softly, often because the surface is clean or polished.

    • Her eyes gleam when she talks about her passion.
      Tutkusundan bahsederken gözleri parlıyor.
    • The new car gleamed in the morning sun.
      Yeni araba sabah güneşinde parıldıyordu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base gleam
/glim/
Past gleamed
/glimd/
Participle gleamed
/glimd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edgleam → gleamed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /m/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. gleamed /glimd/

Synonyms

Collocations

a gleam of lighta gleam in someone's eyea gleam of hopegleam with pride