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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: Fireflies shimmered in the night sky.
2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light: The moon shimmered on the pond's surface.
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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shimmer
(ˈʃɪmə)vb
(intr) to shine with a glistening or tremulous light
n
a faint, glistening, or tremulous light
[Old English scimerian; related to Middle Low German schēmeren to grow dark, Old Norse skimi brightness]
ˈshimmering adj
ˈshimmeringly adv
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shim•mer
(ˈʃɪm ər)v.i.
1. to shine with or reflect a soft, tremulous light.
2. to appear to quiver in faint light or while reflecting heat waves.
n. 3. a soft, tremulous light or gleam.
4. a quivering motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.
[before 1100; Middle English schimeren, s(c)hemeren, Old English scimrian, c. Dutch schemeren, German schimmern]
shim′mer•ing•ly, adv.
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shimmer
Past participle: shimmered
Gerund: shimmering
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| Noun | 1. |  shimmer - a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| Verb | 1. | shimmer - shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight" |
| 2. | shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk |
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shimmer
noun
1. gleam, glimmer, iridescence, unsteady light a shimmer of starlight
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shimmer
verbnoun
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Translations
يَلْمَع، يَلْتَمِع
mihotat se
flimre
glitra
mirguliuoti
mirgotmirguļot
parıldamak
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shimmer
(ˈʃimə) verb to shine with a quivering or unsteady light. The moonlight shimmered on the lake.
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