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shimmery

[ shim-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. shimmering; shining softly.


shimmery

/ ˈʃɪmərɪ /

adjective

  1. shining with a glistening or tremulous light
  2. glamorous; flashy


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shimmery1

First recorded in 1880–85; shimmer + -y 1

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Example Sentences

The hot-pink gift bags held tubes of shimmery eye shadow and sparkly necklaces.

He enlarged it, he graced it, he gave it intellectual ambition, and a particularly shimmery American tone.

Though the heat was intense, after a while shimmery haze began to spread over the sky, and there came a sudden change.

A rich brocaded kirtle and shimmery silken paniers seemed to accentuate the dull pallor of her cheeks.

She had abandoned black and wore a satin gown of a soft color, shimmery and splendidly adorned with lace.

He saw a small, elf-like girl in a very shimmery green frock.

I can just imagine you acting hostess in a shimmery sort of white-and-gold costume.

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