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Shimmer

Shimmer Meaning & Definition
Shimmer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shimmer?

[n] a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"
[v] give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
[v] shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Shimmer: play

Related Terms | Find terms related to Shimmer:

See Also | alteration | beam | change | gleam | glint | glisten | glitter | modification | shine | shine

Shimmer In Webster's Dictionary

\Shim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shimmered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shimmering}.] [OE. schimeren, AS. scimerian; akin to sc[=i]mian, sc[=i]man, to glitter, D. schemeren, G. schimmern, Dan. skimre, Sw. skimra, AS. sc[=i]ma a light, brightness, Icel. sk[=i]ma, Goth. skeima a torch, a lantern, and E. shine. [root]157. See {Shine}, v. i.] To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer. The shimmering glimpses of a stream. --Tennyson.
\Shim"mer\, n. A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer. TWo silver lamps, fed with perfumed oil, diffused . . . a trembling twilight-seeming shimmer through the quiet apartment. --Sir W. Scott.

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