English dictionary
shimmer
/'/S//I/m/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a weak and tremulous light
ExamplesThe shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers.
Synonyms playSource: WordNet 3.0
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A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer.
Source: webster1913
verb
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shine with a weak or fitful light
ExamplesBeech leaves shimmered in the moonlight.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.
Source: webster1913