Meaning of GLIMMER
| Pronunciation: | | 'glimur
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- [n] a flash of light (especially reflected light)
- [v] shine brightly, like a star or a light
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GLIMMER is a 7 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | gleam, gleam, gleaming |
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| | See Also: | | emit light, flash, radiate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Glim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glimmered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glimmering}.] [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling
light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly,
glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D. glimmen, glimpen. See
{Gleam} a ray, and cf. {Glimpse}.]
To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly;
to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a
glimmering lamp.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. --Shak.
Syn: To gleam; to glitter. See {Gleam}, {Flash}.
\Glim"mer\, n.
1. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light;
also, a gleam.
Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls. --Tennyson.
2. Mica. See {Mica}. --Woodsward.
{Glimmer gowk}, an owl. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.
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| | Related Terms: | | blink, blinking, broad hint, clue, coruscate, coruscation, cue, firefly, gentle hint, gesture, glance, gleam, glimmering, glint, glisk, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, hint, implication, index, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, kick, look, nod, nudge, prompt, scent, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, shimmer, shimmering, sign, signal, spangle, spark, sparkle, spoor, stroboscopic light, suggestion, suspicion, symptom, telltale, tinsel, track, twinkle, twinkling, whisper, wink |
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