dully, faintly, softly
Theknife''s blade gleamed dully in thedark.

with
The long oak table gleamed with polish.

gleam golden, white, etc.
The pebble beach gleamed white in the moonlight.

dull, faint | distant

~ of
the distant gleam of the sea

a gleam of light
a faint gleam of light from the doorway

cold, dark, strange | predatory, speculative | mischievous, sardonic, wicked | sudden

have
He had a speculative gleam in his eyes.

come into/enter/light sb''s eye/eyes
A sudden gleam came into her eye as she remembered that tomorrow was her day off.

~ of
A gleam of laughter lit his eyes.

a gleam in sb''s eye/eyes