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adjective
- 1. shining with a soft, slightly wavering light: "the shimmering waters of Lake Como"
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SHIMMERING definition: 1. reflecting a gentle light that seems to move slightly: 2. attractive: 3. reflecting a gentle…. Learn more.
SHIMMER definition: 1. to shine in such a way that the light seems to shake slightly and quickly: 2. the fact that…. Learn more.
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.
to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightly. The sea was shimmering in the sunlight. The surface of the road shimmered in the midday heat. She was wearing a shimmering white gown.
Definition of 'shimmer' shimmer. (ʃɪməʳ ) Word forms: shimmers , shimmering , shimmered. 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]
shine with a weak or fitful light. “Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight”. see more. verb. give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk. see more. noun. a weak and tremulous light. “the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers”.
Shimmer definition: to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.. See examples of SHIMMER used in a sentence.
Verb. Noun. Filter. 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. Webster's New World. Synonyms: flutter
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shim•mer (shim′ ər), v.i. to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly. to appear to quiver or vibrate in faint light or while reflecting heat waves. n. a subdued, tremulous light or gleam.
