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glimmering

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glim·mer  (glmr)
n.
1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace: a glimmer of understanding.
intr.v. glim·mered, glim·mer·ing, glim·mers
1. To emit a dim, intermittent light: "The ocean glimmered on her left like an iridescent pewter bowl" (Elizabeth Adler). See Synonyms at flash.
2. To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes: "Starlight glimmered on rusty metal" (David Drake).
3. To appear faintly or indistinctly: Hope still glimmered in our minds.

[Middle English glimeren, to glitter, glimmer; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glimmering - a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
suggestion - an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"
Translations
glimmering [ˈglɪmərɪŋ] n (= faint sign) → lueur f
glimmering [ˈglɪmərɪŋ]
1. adjbaluginante
2. nbarlume m

glimmering [ˈglɪmərɪŋ]
1. adjbaluginante
2. nbarlume m


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I must own that we found it far prettier than anything we had known in Southern Ohio, which we were so fond of and so loath to leave, and as I look back it still seems to me one of the prettiest little places I have ever known, with its white wooden houses, glimmering in the dark of its elms and maples, and their silent gardens beside each, and the silent, grass- bordered, sandy streets between them.
As he walked, Pinocchio noticed a tiny insect glimmering on the trunk of a tree, a small being that glowed with a pale, soft light.
A sad smile gleamed faintly from beneath the black veil, and flickered about his mouth, glimmering as he disappeared.
 
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