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gleam
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gleam with something
to sparkle or shine with something. The crystal goblets gleamed with the sparkling candlelight. The glass gleamed with a bright reflection.

a gleam in your eye also a gleam in your eyes
something that is thought about or planned but not yet started I remember when that invention was just a gleam in his eyes.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of a gleam in your eye (a sudden expression of an emotion in your eye)
See also: eye


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