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ərverb (used without object)
1.
to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
2.
to appear to quiver or vibrate in faint light or while reflecting heat waves.
noun
3.
a subdued, tremulous light or gleam.
4.
a quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.
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Shimmer
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Origin:
before 1100; Middle English schimeren, s(c)hemeren, Old English scimrian; cognate with Dutch schemeren, German schimmern to glisten
before 1100; Middle English schimeren, s(c)hemeren, Old English scimrian; cognate with Dutch schemeren, German schimmern to glisten
Related forms
shim·mer·ing·ly, adverb
un·shim·mer·ing, adjective
un·shim·mer·ing·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
shimmer
O.E. scimerian "to glitter," related to (perhaps a frequentative of) scimian "to shine," also "grow dark," and scinan (see shine). Ultimately from P.Gmc. *skim- (cf. Swed. skimra, Du. schemeren "to glitter," Ger. schimmern), from PIE base *skai- "to gleam, to shine." The noun
EXPANDis attested from 1821, from the verb.
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