shimmer

shim·mer

 (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.

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[Middle English shimeren, from Old English scimerian.]

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shim′mer·ing·ly adv.

shim′mer·y adj.

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shimmer

(ˈʃɪmə)

vb

(intr) to shine with a glistening or tremulous light

n

a faint, glistening, or tremulous light

[Old English scimerian; related to Middle Low German schēmeren to grow dark, Old Norse skimi brightness]

ˈshimmering adj

ˈshimmeringly adv

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shim•mer

(ˈʃɪm ər)

v.i.

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.

[before 1100; Middle English schimeren, s(c)hemeren, Old English scimrian, c. Dutch schemeren, German schimmern]

shim′mer•ing•ly, adv.

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shimmer

Past participle: shimmered
Gerund: shimmering

Imperative

shimmer

shimmer

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shimmer - a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water" play alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
Verb	1.	shimmer - shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight" beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
	2.	shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

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shimmer

verb

1. gleam, twinkle, glimmer, dance, glisten, scintillate The lights shimmered on the water.

noun

1. gleam, glimmer, iridescence, unsteady light a shimmer of starlight

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shimmer

verb

To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:

coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink.

noun

Sparkling, brilliant light:

flash, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation, sparkle.

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Translations

يَلْمَع، يَلْتَمِع

mihotat se

flimre

schimmernchangieren

chatoyermiroiter

glitra

luccicare

mirguliuoti

mirgotmirguļot

parıldamak

闪烁

shimmer

[ˈʃɪməʳ]

A. N → luz f trémula, brillo m

B. VI → rielar, relucir

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shimmer

[ˈʃɪmə^r]

n → miroitement m, chatoiement m

vi → miroiter, chatoyer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shimmer

n → Schimmer m

vi → schimmern

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shimmer

[ˈʃɪməʳ] vi (gen) → luccicare, scintillare; (heat haze) → tremolare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

shimmer

(ˈʃimə) verb

to shine with a quivering or unsteady light. The moonlight shimmered on the lake. weerkaats يَلْمَع، يَلْتَمِع блещукам brilhar mihotat se schimmern flimre σιγολαμπυρίζω, τρεμοφέγγωbrillar, relucir helkima سوسوزدن kimmeltää miroiter לְנַצנֵץ בְּאוֹר קָלוּש टिमटिमाना treperenje, svjetjucanje pislákol berkedip-kedip glitra brillare ゆらめく 희미하게 반짝이다 mirguliuoti mirgot; mirguļot kilauan glinsterenflimre, glitre migotać شغلې وهل، پړكېدل، ځليدل brilhar a sclipi; a licări мерцать blikať svetlikati se treperiti skimra, glimra ส่องแวววาว parıldamak 閃爍 блимати, мерехтіти جھلملانا lung linh 闪烁

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