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gleam
1. noun
a) a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.

The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.

b) a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
Syn: beam, ray, flicker, glimmer, trace, dazzle, lambency, shine
2. verb
a) To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
b) To be briefly but strongly apparent.
Syn: glint, sparkle, glow, shine, flare, flash, kindle

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