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shim⋅mer

  [shim-er]
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–verb (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.
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME schimeren, s(c)hemeren, OE scimrian; c. D schemeren, G schimmern to glisten

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

Synonyms:
1. glimmer. See glisten.
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shim·mer   (shĭm'ər)   
intr.v.   shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers
  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash.
  2. To appear as a wavering or flickering image, as in a reflection on water or through heat waves in air.
n.  A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

[Middle English shimeren, from Old English scimerian.]
shim'mer·ing·ly adv., shim'mer·y adj.
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Shimmering

Shim"mer*ing\, n. A gleam or glimmering. "A little shimmering of a light." --Chaucer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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