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glim⋅mer⋅ing

  [glim-er-ing]
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–noun
1. a faint or unsteady light; glimmer.
2. a faint glimpse or idea; inkling.
–adjective
3. shining faintly or unsteadily; shimmering.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see glimmer, -ing 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
glim⋅mer⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

glim⋅mer

  [glim-er]
–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; ME glimeren to gleam; c. G glimmern; cf. OE gleomu splendor

Synonyms:
1. See gleam.
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glim·mer   (glĭm'ər)   
n.  
  1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
  2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace: a glimmer of understanding.
intr.v.   glim·mered, glim·mer·ing, glim·mers
  1. To emit a dim, intermittent light: "The ocean glimmered on her left like an iridescent pewter bowl" (Elizabeth Adler). See Synonyms at flash.
  2. To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes: "Starlight glimmered on rusty metal" (David Drake).
  3. To appear faintly or indistinctly: Hope still glimmered in our minds.

[Middle English glimeren, to glitter, glimmer; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Glimmering

Glim"mer*ing\, n. 1. Faint, unsteady light; a glimmer. --South.

2. A faint view or idea; a glimpse; an inkling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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