glimmer
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈɡlɪmər/
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atisbo
- The report gave a glimmer of hope that the new policy might improve the economy.
- a glimmer of hope
So a little glimmer of hope there.
- So a little glimmer of hope there.
- And for that, there's a glimmer of something amazing in there.
- It's the unpredictable glimmers that make all of the sacrifice worth it.
- They, you know, some stories can be extremely tragic, but there's a glimmer of hope in the end.
- My grandmother survived and in her eyes always remained this glimmer of hope amidst the suffering.
- I think because you came around and there's just that little glimmer of hope where we could still have somewhat of a friendship.
- And I hope that if we're lucky, we may have the very first glimmers of, of fusion, synthetic solar, which is what it is.
- I start to get little glimpses and glimmers and intuitions and hunches about what is it within me that I really want.
- And you're starting to see glimmers of that possibility because people are starting to recognize some of the extremes.
- So that's why I've seen enough glimmers from the sassy so far.
- And so she says a glimmer is the opposite of a trigger.
- You can see those little little glimmers, you know what I'm saying?
Examples
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So a little glimmer of hope there.
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When did you get a glimmer of hope or vindication?
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Well, maybe we can tell the full story before we talk about the glimmer of hope.
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But I look at you and I see a glimmer of Adam again.
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When his eyes returned to her face, she saw a glimmer of something there.
Fiction book (1997) -
If I saw one glimmer of hope, I'd go today.
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There's a glimmer of hope.
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Amid the global financial chaos, a glimmer of good news for the residents of Amsterdam.
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They, you know, some stories can be extremely tragic, but there's a glimmer of hope in the end.
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Leila searches the church for Kirk, who looks up with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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2.4
A small amount of something you can just notice
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3.2
A small, quick sign that something may be true
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6.1
A small idea or feeling that something may be true
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7.7
A small hint that something is true or will happen
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7.9
A small early experience that shows what will happen later
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6.3
A small sign that something may be true
Antonyms
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Etymology
Glimmer goes back to an old root glim meaning 'a faint light', a root you can also see in glimpse. A helpful way to remember this sense is to imagine a tiny light of an idea — a 'glimmer' of understanding is a very small, weak idea.