Gleamの例文や意味・使い方に関するQ&A

A: A bright reflection of light

A: To shine or glitter under light
To sparkle

A: Shiny, reflects light

A: - When Jackson heard his younger sister was being bullied before he came back to school, his eyes got a strange gleam.

- Jennie looked at Mark with a furious gleam in her eyes.

- Jay saw the gleam of a lamp ahead of him as he was walking home at night.

- A gleam of laughter made Jomar feel at ease.

A: - The gleam of the match provided some light
- The polished wood gleamed under the sunlight
- There was a gleam of hope, but that too, soon vanished

A: 1. He had a gleam in his eye. 2. He polished the floor until it gleamed. 3. The toothpaste advertisement promised to put a gleam in his smile. 4. There was a gleam of light indicating that the end of the tunnel was near.

A: Glitter gives the impression that something is shining because it's catching and reflecting the light. The light will change, appear and disappear depending on how it's hitting the glittering object. Think a glittery make-up or a dress with sequins
Gleam and glimmer are relatively similar, but to me they sound... less shiny than glitter? It makes me think of water reflecting light rather than sequins. A more subtle light.
Glow is completely different; if an object glows, it means it's emitting a soft light by itself, not reflecting it. Think glow-in-the-dark stars, or a nightlight for child who's scared of the dark. It's still a soft light.

A: Glow is a synonym of gleam.

As verbs the difference between glow and gleam is that glow is to give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated while gleam is to shine; to glitter; to glisten.

But as nouns the difference between glow and gleam is that glow is the state of a glowing object while gleam is a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.

A: gleam is to shine with a broad light and gives the feeling of warmth
glisten is to shine with solft genlte light
glitter is sharp multiple small reflecting light

they are all interchangable though. they are just used sometimes ones more than others in different situations

A: all extremely similar except glare. glare has a more negative connotation ...like when light reflects off the TV screen and therefore you can't see the picture - you'd say "I can't watch the show because of the glare." this word also means to stare at someone angrily.
"I teased him about his hat and he glared at me. "

A: i would say gleam is something bright that catches your eye whereas sparkle is something shiny like glitter :)

A:

to light without strength/weak ex: - a glimmering candle
yes it is the synonym of gleam.

A: In English there is a connotation between smiling and the sun's reflection.

It is because of the thought that someone's teeth could be so white and healthy that they "shine," "glimmer," "shimmer," "beam," or in this case, "gleam," when the person smiles while the sun is shining on their face.

In the sentence you provided, the sound of the waves is compared to the sound of laughter, the rise and fall of the waves is compared to someone's movement while laughing, and the light reflecting off of the sand is compared to the light that reflects off of a smile.

Also notice how the beach is "pale" like healthy teeth.

This sentence is very poetic, and it talks about the sea and the beach as if it were a very playful and friendly person.

You most likely aren't going to find a lot of people who speak so poetically, however there are often times where this association is used to infer a smile without directly mentioning it:

"Jack beamed when he heard the compliment."

A: It seems *like* a *glimmer* of hope to me.

When you compare two things with seems (or looks or tastes or sounds, etc..), you must use "like".

For example:
That seems fun
That seems like a bad idea

"Fun" is an adjective, but "an idea" is a noun and it needs "like".

"Glimmer of hope" sounds more natural to me.
As for the meanings, "gleam" is light reflecting of something smooth, "glimmer" is like light reflecting off water (瞬く感じ).