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Meaning of 'shimmer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shimmer [ n.]
- A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer.
2 . Shimmer [ v. i.]
- To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.

Meaning of 'shimmer' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shimmer [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a weak and tremulous light
Example in sentence:
  • the play of light on the water;
  • the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers
2 . shimmer [ v]
Meaning (2):
- shine with a weak or fitful light
Example in sentence:
  • Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight

Nearby Words:

shiah shibboleth shide shie shied shiel shield shield-bearer shielddrake shielded

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