Literary notes about beaming (AI summary)
The term “beaming” is often employed to evoke an image of radiant light that mirrors a character’s inner emotion or the ambient atmosphere. It can describe not only a literal burst of light, as when a kitchen-fire spills its glow through a window [1] or the full moon washes the landscape [2], but also serves as a metaphor for joy, pride, and benevolence. Authors use the word to illustrate a character’s exuberance and warmth—whether through the delighted smiles of a hero [3] or the deeply expressive, compassionate countenance of a caregiver [4]. Moreover, “beaming” can even extend to inanimate elements or abstract qualities, reflecting an almost spiritual brilliance that infuses the text with vitality and optimism [5] [6].
- As we drove into the great gateway of the inn, I saw on one side the light of a rousing kitchen-fire beaming through a window.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving - The moon was beaming tranquilly down on land and sea, and we two were stretched upon the deck sleeping the refreshing sleep and dreami
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain - At that moment Stepan Arkadyevitch, his hat cocked on one side, with beaming face and eyes, strode into the garden like a conquering hero.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - She came up to the table, beaming with delight and seeming to expect something with childish, impatient, and confiding curiosity.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Dove of our ark, thine angel spirit flies On azure wings forth from thy beaming eyes.
— from Poems by Victor Hugo - That you are very likely to succeed,’ replied Mr. Pickwick, with one of his beaming smiles.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
