the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A gleam or glimmering.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A faint and tremulous gleaming or shining.
Word Usage
"Gay can slip into purple excesses of language now and then - if I could, I would wave one of those "Men in Black" wands and erase the phrase "shimmering labia" from my brain - but he can also score a direct hit when he wants to."