gleen

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verb

To glisten; to gleam.

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Meanings

verbgleen (third-person singular simple present gleens, present participle gleening, simple past and past participle gleened)

present singular third person gleens · participle present gleening · participle past gleened · past gleened

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo glisten; to gleam.

    The sweaty forge, who edge the crooked scythe, Bend stubborn steel , and harden gleening armour

    1709, Mat[thew] Prior, “The First Hymn of Callimachus to Jupiter”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC

Origin

Compare glance, glint.

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Anagrams

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APA

gleen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleen

MLA

“gleen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gleen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleen.

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