блещукане noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
лъч noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
проблясък noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
блестя verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)

Czech

4 entries

(bledý) svit noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
lesk noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
náznak noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
pablesk noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Esperanto

2 entries

brileti verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)
glimi verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)

Finnish

4 entries

elo noun (look of joy or liveliness on one’s face)
eloisuus noun (look of joy or liveliness on one’s face)
kipinä noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
pilkahdus noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

French

4 entries

miroitement noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
rayon noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
reflet noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
luire verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)

German

4 entries

Funke noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
Schein noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
Schimmer noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
Schimmer noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)

Greek

1 entries

αχτίδα noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Ingrian

2 entries

lens noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
äky noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Irish

4 entries

gealán noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
gealán noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
gealán noun (bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something)
léaró noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Latin

1 entries

fulgeō verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)

Māori

4 entries

hahana verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)
kohae verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)
kohara verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)
ramarama verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)

Occitan

2 entries

entrelusida noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
lusida noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Old Czech

1 entries

blsket noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Quechua

1 entries

lliphlly verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)

Romanian

4 entries

licărire noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
pic noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
rază noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
sclipire noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Russian

3 entries

луч noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
про́блеск noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
свет noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Swedish

3 entries

glimra verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)
glänsa verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)
skina verb (to shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner — see also glisten, glitter)

Turkish

2 entries

belirti noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
parıltı noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Ukrainian

3 entries

відблиск noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)
проблиск noun (indistinct sign of something — see also glimpse, hint)
світло noun (indistinct or small, or short-lived, appearance of light)

Sample sentences

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We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.

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I've gotten wary of the gleam in your eye that shows when you've developed a new obsession.

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Ever drifting down the stream — Lingering in the golden gleam — Life, what is it but a dream?

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She hoped fervently that she would be among the first ten at least, so that she might see Matthew's kindly brown eyes gleam with pride in her achievement.

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