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Gleam vs Blick - What's the difference?

gleam | blick |

As nouns the difference between gleam and blick

is that gleam is a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light while blick is the brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process.

As verbs the difference between gleam and blick

is that gleam is to shine; to glitter; to glisten while blick is to shine; gleam.

gleam

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
  • * Longfellow
    • A glimmer, and then a gleam of light.
  • a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
    • The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.
  • brightness or shininess; splendor.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.

    Synonyms

    * (small shaft or stream of light) beam, ray * (glimpse or indistinct sign) flicker, glimmer, trace * (brightness or splendor) dazzle, lambency, shine

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
  • To be briefly but strongly apparent.
  • (obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

    • Synonyms

    * glint, sparkle * (to radiate or emanate) glow, shine * (to be briefly but strongly apparent) flare, flash, kindle

    See also

    * leam

    References

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    blick

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) blikken, blikien, .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To shine; gleam.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process.
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