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    shimmer
    /ˈʃɪmə/

    verb

    • 1. shine with a soft, slightly wavering light: "the sea shimmered in the sunlight"

    noun

    • 1. a soft, slightly wavering light: "a pale shimmer of moonlight"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHIMMER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SHIMMER definition: 1. to shine in such a way that the light seems to shake slightly and quickly: 2. the fact that…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shimmerShimmer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SHIMMER is to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer. How to use shimmer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shimmer.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shimmerShimmer - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you shimmer you shine, although sometimes quite weakly. A shimmer is small and sometimes weak, and in danger of going out, but it's there all the same and often beautiful. You know how silk catches the light and shines in lovely ways? That's a shimmer.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHIMMER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If something shimmers, it shines with a faint, unsteady light or has an unclear, unsteady appearance. The lights shimmered on the water. [VERB] The trees shimmered in the afternoon heat. [VERB] Synonyms: gleam, twinkle, glimmer, dance More Synonyms of shimmer. Shimmer is also a noun. ...a shimmer of starlight. [ + of]

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHIMMER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SHIMMER meaning: 1. to shine in such a way that the light seems to shake slightly and quickly: 2. the fact that…. Learn more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › shimmerSHIMMER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Shimmer definition: to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.. See examples of SHIMMER used in a sentence.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › shimmerShimmer Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    verb. shimmered, shimmers. To shine with an unsteady light; glimmer. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light. The moon shimmered on the pond's surface. American Heritage. To form a wavering image, as by reflection from waves of water or heat.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › shimmerShimmer - definition of shimmer by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionshimmer verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of shimmer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › shimmershimmer | meaning of shimmer in Longman Dictionary of...

    shimmer meaning, definition, what is shimmer: to shine with a soft light that looks as...: Learn more.