glimmer
[ glim-er ]
noun
a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
a dim perception; inkling.
verb (used without object)
to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker.
to appear faintly or dimly.
Origin of glimmer
11300–50; Middle English glimeren “to gleam”; cognate with German glimmern; compare Old English gleomu “splendor”
synonym study For glimmer
1. See gleam.
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British Dictionary definitions for glimmer
glimmer
/ (ˈɡlɪmə) /
verb(intr)
(of a light, candle, etc) to glow faintly or flickeringly
to be indicated faintly: hope glimmered in his face
noun
a glow or twinkle of light
a faint indication
Origin of glimmer
1C14: compare Middle High German glimmern, Swedish glimra, Danish glimre
Derived forms of glimmer
- glimmeringly, adverb
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