About The Word Shimmer
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Shimmer
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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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