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Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.

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  1. a. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.
  2. a. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering.
  3. adj. softly bright or radiant
  4. 1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. "A lambent flame." Dryden. "A lambent style." Beaconsfield. 2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. "The lambent purity of the stars." W. Irving.
  5. j:100 s softly bright or radiant