8 Verbs to Use for the Word brightenings

"Oh," exclaimed the girl, her face brightening, "are you musical?

Thomas asked, brightening.

That movement drew a sudden brightening of the eyes of Cartwright, who now straightened in his chair, as if he had regained hope.

A third report maintains with minute circumstantiality that the proprietors of The Economist, having come to the conclusion that this journal needs brightening, have decided to entrust the post of principal leader-writer to "CALLISTHENES," and retain the services of the authoress of The Tunnel as financial feuilleton writer.

" Tignol pondered this, a moment, then, his face brightening: "Hah!

I'll tell you what I'll do," he added suddenly, his face brightening, "if you'll let me keep on in my new profession, I'll promise to do nothing but rob robbers.

The sister's hands were clasped in each other, and they sat silently watching the gradual brightening of the crescent moon, and the coming forth, one by one, of the stars.

he continued, his face brightening.

8 Verbs to Use for the Word  brightenings