Glimmer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
  • n. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace: a glimmer of understanding.
  • verb-intransitive. To emit a dim or intermittent light. See Synonyms at flash.
  • verb-intransitive. To appear faintly or indistinctly: Hope still glimmered in our minds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A faint light; a dim glow.
  • n. A flash of light.
  • n. A faint or remote possibility.
  • n. mica
  • v. To shine with a faint light.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light
  • n. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam.
  • n. Mica. See Mica.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To shine faintly or unsteadily; emit feeble or wavering rays of light; twinkle; gleam: as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.
  • To blink; wink; look unsteadily.
  • Synonyms Gleam, Flicker, etc. See glare, intransitive verb
  • n. A faint and wavering light; feeble and broken or scattered rays of light.
  • n. A faint glow; a shimmer.
  • n. A glimpse: same as glimmering, 2.
  • n. Mica.
  • n. Fire.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  • n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)
  • v. shine brightly, like a star or a light
  • Verb Form
    glimmered    glimmering    glimmers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    suggestion    flash    radiate   
    Variant
    mica   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    flash    gleam    glitter    flicker    sparkle    shimmer   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Timur    brimmer    dimmer    excimer    grimmer    kimmer    limmer    nimmer    primmer    rimmer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gleam    glow    shimmer    spark    blur    sheen    glitter    streak    flare    glimpse