"agleam" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈɡliːm/
Rhymes: -iːm Etymology: a- + gleam Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|gleam}} a- + gleam Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} agleam (not comparable)
  1. Glowing with subdued light. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-agleam-en-adj-fTEXpTG6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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          "ref": "1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 159",
          "text": "She was on her knees with her arms round Andrew's neck before he could prevent her. Her eyes were tearfully agleam, as, audibly reckless, she sobbed[.]",
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        {
          "ref": "1960 May 28, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, page 149",
          "text": "[Magazine staffer about his political team:] Pencils at the ready, keen brains agleam behind intelligent horn rims, these experts spread out to ravel the loose ends of White-Housing, web-spinning spiders for [the presidential candidate].",
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          "ref": "2023 March 14, Alexandra Jacobs, “Your Annoying Roommate Is Slaying on TikTok”, in The New York Times",
          "text": "It was a dark Saturday night last month on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where Saturday nights can get very dark, but Sabrina Brier, in a rhinestone necklace and strapless plaid pantsuit, was agleam onstage at a basement comedy club called Caveat warming up the crowd.",
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      "ipa": "/əˈɡliːm/"
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          "text": "It was a dark Saturday night last month on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where Saturday nights can get very dark, but Sabrina Brier, in a rhinestone necklace and strapless plaid pantsuit, was agleam onstage at a basement comedy club called Caveat warming up the crowd.",
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