glimmer
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈɡlɪmər/
:
destello
- The bright glow became a faint glimmer, barely visible even to his dark-adapted eyes.
- a glimmer of light
So they give this really pretty like transparent glimmer.
- So they give this really pretty like transparent glimmer.
- But when you turn, you get these glimmers of shine, which is exactly how things should be, I think.
- Just really high quality, smooth, finely milled glimmer highlight type of a powder.
- Go and talk about the eye shadow like glimmers.
Examples
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As the sun set, there was a beautiful glimmer of light on the surface of the ocean.
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Ahead lay a black tunnel with only a glimmer of light at the end.
Fiction book (1990) -
Two hundred yards in, I caught a particularly bright glimmer at the base of the wall.
Fiction book (1999) -
Yes, there is a little glimmer on the horizon.
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How glad he was to see a glimmer of light coming from a hut!
Fiction book (1996) -
The new star was faint at first, little more than a glimmer in the summer dusk.
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In the distance, there's a faint glimmer of light and the figure of a man (Monk Eastman).
Fiction book (2002) -
Their candles looked like fireflies at night, flickering glimmers against the total blackout of the town.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the darkness of the cave, I noticed a glimmer of water reflecting the light from my flashlight.
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The diamond had just a slight glimmer that caught her eye in the store.
Synonyms
41
3.9
A brief unsteady flash of light, movement, or feeling
34
2.9
A small, quick flash of light from a shiny surface
20
2.9
A small quick flash when light bounces off something
17
4.4
A soft, faint light that seems to move slightly
9
2.3
A quick flash of light that appears for a moment
1
9.9
A faint light from an old lamp that helps you see in the dark
A brief faint flash of light that looks unsteady
A short bright flash that looks like a sparkle
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glimmer comes from the old root glim meaning 'a faint light' and gives the image of a small, quick shine, for example on water or metal. So, a glimmer is a faint or brief flash of light you can just notice.