shimmer
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈʃɪmər/
- The early morning mist gave a gentle shimmer to the dew on the grass.
- shimmer of water
- shimmers of light
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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
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1.0
A steady soft light coming from an object or surface
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1.6
A bright shine that makes small flashes of light
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2.9
A small, quick flash of light from a shiny surface
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3.2
A bright shine made when light bounces off a surface
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9.9
A soft, gentle light that seems to glow and move slightly
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9.9
A brief faint flash of light that looks unsteady
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.