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glimmer

American  
[glim-er] / ˈglɪm ər /

noun

  1. a faint or unsteady light; gleam.

  2. a dim perception; inkling.

verb (used without object)

  1. to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker.

  2. to appear faintly or dimly.

glimmer British  
/ ˈɡlɪmə /

verb

  1. (of a light, candle, etc) to glow faintly or flickeringly

  2. to be indicated faintly

    hope glimmered in his face
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a glow or twinkle of light

  2. a faint indication

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Related Words

See gleam.

Other Word Forms

  • glimmeringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of glimmer

1300–50; Middle English glimeren “to gleam”; cognate with German glimmern; compare Old English gleomu “splendor”

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