shimmer
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈʃɪmər/
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centelleo
- The early morning mist gave a gentle shimmer to the dew on the grass.
- shimmer of water
- shimmers of light
This new LA girl setting spray with the shimmer in it, which I love.
- This new LA girl setting spray with the shimmer in it, which I love.
- And then I got this shimmer strip in the color.
- It's like right at the point of too much shimmer, but too much shimmer here.
Examples
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Eyes the color of the sky in that pool, blue with the shimmer of some far darkness.
Fiction book (1995) -
Even from this distance, he could see the shimmer of broken glass on the cobbled street.
Fiction book (1991) -
The cloudless summer sky reflected in the water, making the surface shimmer like a pool of silver.
Fiction book (1992) -
The captain leaned up against the railing, his eyes on the shimmer of the lights reflected in the water.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the sun set, a soft shimmer of golden light illuminated the calm lake.
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She noticed a faint shimmer from the distant stars twinkling in the clear night sky.
Synonyms
119
1.0
A steady soft light coming from an object or surface
34
2.9
A small, quick flash of light from a shiny surface
17
1.6
A bright shine that makes small flashes of light
A soft, gentle light that seems to glow and move slightly
A brief faint flash of light that looks unsteady
A bright shine made when light bounces off a surface
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shimmer comes from an old English word meaning 'to shine' and is like shine and glimmer, so think of a faint, shaking light on water or dew. That's why a shimmer is a soft, wavering light.