pilkahdus — meaning in English

English meaning

• gleam noun A brief or faint flash of light.
• glimpse noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
• trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.

Senses

pilkahdus is used for these senses in English:

• gleam (countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
• gleam An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
• gleam A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
• glimpse Chiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look.

gleam — full definition

1. noun A brief or faint flash of light.
2. verb To shine faintly or briefly.

glimpse — full definition

1. noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
2. verb To see something briefly and incompletely.

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