gleaming
/ˈɡliːmɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण ग्लीमिंग
चमकता हुआ, दमकता हुआ
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shining brightly, especially because it has been cleaned or polished
चमकता हुआ, दमकता हुआ
- a gleaming new car
- gleaming white teeth
- The gleaming floor showed our faces like a mirror.
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- She wore a gleaming gold necklace at the wedding.
- The temple dome was gleaming in the morning sun.
Synonyms shining shiny glistening sparkling polished
Opposite dull dim tarnished lacklustre
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gleaming + noun
As an adjective placed before a noun, gleaming describes a clean, polished or bright surface.
Noun से पहले आकर 'gleaming' साफ़, चमकाई हुई या उज्ज्वल सतह का वर्णन करता है।
- The gleaming floor reflected the lamps.
- He drove a gleaming white car to the wedding.
be + gleaming (predicate)
It can also come after be or look to describe how something appears.
यह be या look के बाद आकर बताता है कि कोई वस्तु कैसी दिखती है।
- The brass pots were gleaming after Diwali cleaning.
gleaming with + noun
Use with for what causes the shine, such as joy, sweat or polish.
चमक का कारण, जैसे खुशी, पसीना या polish, बताने के लिए with आता है।
- Her eyes were gleaming with pride on result day.
gleam (verb) / gleaming (participle)
Gleam is the verb, and gleaming is the -ing form used as an adjective; it is not used with very in formal writing unless degree is needed.
'Gleam' क्रिया है और 'gleaming' उसका -ing रूप है जो adjective की तरह चलता है।
- The temple dome gleamed in the morning sun.
+Collocations 4
gleaming + noun
white teethsteelbrassmarblesilverarmour
- The gleaming marble of the Taj Mahal draws millions of visitors.
adverb + gleaming
brightlynewlyspotlesslysoftly
- The newly polished shoes were gleaming.
gleaming with + noun
pridesweatoilpolishexcitement
- The wrestler's arms were gleaming with oil.
look / shine + gleaming
look gleamingstay gleamingkeep gleamingleft gleaming
- The kitchen was left gleaming by the cleaners.
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- The gleaming dome of the gurdwara could be seen from far away.
गुरुद्वारे का चमकता हुआ गुंबद दूर से दिखाई देता था।
- After the monsoon cleaning the house looked gleaming and fresh.
मानसून की सफ़ाई के बाद घर चमकदार और ताज़ा दिख रहा था।
- Radhika polished the trophy until it was gleaming.
राधिका ने trophy को तब तक चमकाया जब तक वह दमकने नहीं लगी।
- The soldiers stood in gleaming uniforms on Republic Day.
गणतंत्र दिवस पर सैनिक चमकती वर्दियों में खड़े थे।
- The bride's gleaming jewellery caught everyone's eye.
दुल्हन के चमचमाते आभूषणों ने सबका ध्यान खींच लिया।
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✗ The gleam floor impressed the guests.
✓ The gleaming floor impressed the guests.
Gleam is a noun or verb; the adjective before a noun is gleaming.
'Gleam' noun या verb है; noun से पहले adjective 'gleaming' आता है।
✗ Her eyes were gleaming from joy.
✓ Her eyes were gleaming with joy.
Use with for the feeling that causes the shine.
चमक के कारण बनी भावना के लिए with आता है।
✗ The dome is gleaming since morning.
✓ The dome has been gleaming since morning.
An action continuing from a past time needs the present perfect continuous.
जो स्थिति बीते समय से अब तक चल रही हो, उसके लिए present perfect continuous आता है।
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gleam·ing
?Which word?
Keep the shine words together: gleam (shine softly, often after polishing), glitter (shine with many flashes), glisten (shine because wet), glimmer (shine faintly), glow (give steady light), sparkle.
चमक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: gleam (हल्की चमक, प्रायः पॉलिश के बाद), glitter (कई झिलमिलाहट), glisten (गीला होने से चमकना), glimmer (धीमी चमक), glow (लगातार रोशनी), sparkle।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'All that glitters is not gold.'
कहावत 'All that glitters is not gold'।