English dictionary

glimmer

/'gl/I/m/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

noun.event

Synonyms gleam gleaming

Source: WordNet 3.0
a slight suggestion or vague understanding

noun.cognition

Synonyms glimmering inkling intimation

Source: WordNet 3.0
A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam.

noun

Source: webster1913

shine brightly, like a star or a light

verb.perception

Synonyms gleam

Source: WordNet 3.0
To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the <i>glimmering</i> dawn; a <i>glimmering</i> lamp.

verb

Source: webster1913