glimmer
Use Glimmer in a sentence
ər noun
1.
a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
2.
a dim perception; inkling.
verb (used without object)
3.
to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker.
4.
to appear faintly or dimly.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English glimeren to gleam; cognate with German glimmern; compare Old English gleomu splendor
1300–50; Middle English glimeren to gleam; cognate with German glimmern; compare Old English gleomu splendor
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (of a light, candle, etc) to glow faintly or flickeringly |
| 2. | to be indicated faintly: hope glimmered in his face |
| —n | |
| 3. | a glow or twinkle of light |
| 4. | a faint indication |
| [C14: compare Middle High German glimmern, Swedish glimra, Danish glimre] | |
| 'glimmeringly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
glimmer
early 14c., frequentative of P.Gmc. *glim-, root of O.E. glæm "brightness" (see gleam). Originally "shine brightly," sense shifted 15c. to "shine faintly."
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Example sentences
The sparkle of a lover's secret or the glimmer of a promise kept.
From newer pewter to traditional silver and gold, metallic accents give spring accessories a glimmer of nighttime glamour.
Yet there it is, the incident forever recorded, one small glimmer of the saint's vulnerable humanity.
But such a glimmer soon fades, and the darkness thickens round us again.
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