\Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and
E. englaimed.] (Falconry)
To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

\Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to
E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf.
{Glitter}.]
1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray;
   a glimpse.
         Transient unexpected gleams of joi.   --Addison.
         At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward
         in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps. --Milton.
         A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. --Longfellow.
2. Brightness; splendor.
         In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.
                                               --Pope.

\Gleam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gleaming}.]
1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn,
   light gleams in the east.
2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter.
Syn: To {Gleam}, {Glimmer}, {Glitter}.
Usage: To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of
       light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady
       giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that
       is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon
       the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist;
       a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See {Flash}.

\Gleam\, v. t.
To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).
      Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.