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- 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.
Shimmer definition: to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.. See examples of SHIMMER used in a sentence.
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.
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”.
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. Synonyms shine. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
(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 .]
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] More Synonyms of shimmer
A complete guide to the word "SHIMMER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
shimmering. adjective. us / ˈʃɪm.ɚ.ɪŋ / uk / ˈʃɪm. ə r.ɪŋ / Add to word list. reflecting a gentle light that seems to move slightly: We drove across the desert, through the shimmering heat haze. literary. attractive: a shimmering new production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The qualities of light.
