仄ほのめく

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

be seen dimly; glimmer

Describes something faintly visible, often in darkness or at a distance; literary and somewhat poetic.

• 遠とおくに灯あかりがほのめくのが見みえた。

  I could see a light glimmering in the distance.

• 月つき明あかりで庭にわの木き々ぎがほのめいていた。

  The trees in the garden were dimly visible in the moonlight.