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beam

[beem] / bim /


VERB
broadcast on air waves
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VERB
smile broadly
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VERB
shine, as a light
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VERB
make electronic transfer
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Example Sentences

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The girl beamed, touched her two fingers to her heart, and held them out to Mal, then Christopher.

From Literature

“Here we are, luv!” beams a stout woman wearing a stained apron.

From Literature

"It's going to be a momentous year for Teesside," Rodgers beams.

From BBC

Under the beam of his headlamp, he and his indigenous mentor, J.J.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sullivan competed in all events for the first time this season and scored a 9.775 on the balance beam.

From Los Angeles Times