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shimmer
[ shim-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
Synonyms: glimmer
- to appear to quiver or vibrate in faint light or while reflecting heat waves.
noun
- a subdued, tremulous light or gleam.
- a quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.
shimmer
/ ˈʃɪmə /
verb
- intr to shine with a glistening or tremulous light
noun
- a faint, glistening, or tremulous light
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Derived Forms
- ˈshimmering, adjective
- ˈshimmeringly, adverb
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Other Words From
- shimmer·ing·ly adverb
- un·shimmer·ing adjective
- un·shimmer·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shimmer1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shimmer1
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Example Sentences
Or, in the desert, when the ground is hot, and air is cool, and there is air turbulence, it might cause a shimmer at the horizon that looks like a pool of water.
The moon was coming up, and its mystic shimmer was casting a million lights across the distant, restless water.
He saw the tips of the fir trees shimmer, and heard them whisper as the breeze turned their needles towards the light.
The golden shimmer of Edna's satin gown spread in rich folds on either side of her.
She looked down, noticing the black line of his leg moving in and out so close to her against the yellow shimmer of her gown.
Farther down the river there was a flash of something white amidst the pale green shimmer of the flood.
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