shimmeringn.

Etymology: < shimmer v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare (Middle) Low German schêmering, Middle High German schemerung twilight, German schimmerung coruscation.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshimmering.

The action of shimmer v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > gleam, glimmer, or flicker > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering

leaming1387

shimmeringc1405

gleamingc1440

glimmeringc1440

skimmeringc1440

glimpsing1563

gloringa1652

flickering1816

glancing1832

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 377 A litel shymeryng [v.r. schemeryng] of a light.

1623 Bp. J. Hall Great Impostor 14 The..blinde man that thought he now saw a shimmering of the Sunne-beames.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) ix. 64 Looking toward the shore, I observed a sort of shimmering, as of the heated air above a stove.

1868 A. Helps Realmah iii Kissed into ripples by the shimmering of moonlight.

a1871 W. S. Dugdale tr. Dante Purgatorio (1883) i. 9 I discerned the shimmering of the sea.

figurative.1880 Todhunter Shelley vii. 199 It is a weak shimmering of forced fun.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

shimmeringadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshimmering.

That shimmers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > bright

shininga900

lighteOE

lightlyOE

sheenOE

torhtOE

shirea1000

steepa1000

shimmeringc1000

brightOE

strongOE

clear1297

fair?a1300

bright-shininga1387

merrya1393

skirea1400

lucident14..

shimc1400

staringc1400

luculentc1420

splendent1474

illuminousc1485

lucentc1500

bloominga1522

sheer1565

prelucent1568

faculent1575

splendant1578

lucid1591

neat1591

shine1596

translucent1596

well-lighted1606

nitid1615

lucible1623

dilucid1653

translucid1657

hard1660

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering

levininga1340

leaming1387

gloringa1400

gleamingc1400

glimpsing1551

shimmering1558

glooming1579

brandishing1581

gleamy1593

glancing1596

glimmering1600

flickering1608

flashing1616

blinking1681

glimmerous1793

skimmeringa1800

aglimmer1828

agleam1854

aglint1871

aglance1880

glinting1883

shimmery1883

glimmery1906

c1000 Gl. Prud. in Germania (N.S.) XI. 401/10 Scymriendes wæles, cerulei gurgitis.

c1230 Hali Meid. 31 Þat eadi trume of schimerinde meidenes.

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1544 Shemerand shaftis of the shire son.

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 80 Wyth schymeryng schene ful schrylle þay schynde.

c1440 York Myst. i. 69 My schewyng es schemerande and schynande.

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vi. Q 4 In shimring shadowe darck and thinne.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 119* If some little shimering light appeare at a little creuise.

1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 229 There is some shimmering light in all.

1840 E. Cook Melia & Other Poems 151 The towering hill, the shimmering rill.

1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. vii. 124 The plain..basking in the hazy shimmering heat.

1881 Macmillan's Mag. 43 345 The soft brilliancy of her toilet had the look of shimmering plumage.

figurative.1880 E. White Certainty in Relig. 34 The vague and shimmering atmosphere of local and chronological detail.

Draft additions 1993

ˈshimmeringly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a gleaming, glimmering, or flickering manner

glimmeringly1561

aglimmer1840

flickeringly1840

gleamingly1847

agleam1867

dancingly1892

aglint1905

a-shimmer1926

shimmeringly1934

1934 in N. Webster Dict.

1979 Washington Post 15 June c3/1 The weather was shimmeringly perfect.

1988 Los Angeles Times 23 Mar. vi. 5/1 ‘Starfish’, the group's new album—propelled by the shimmeringly psychedelic single, ‘Under the Milky Way’—is looking like the breakthrough for the band.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shimmering
释义	shimmeringn. Etymology: < shimmer v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare (Middle) Low German schêmering, Middle High German schemerung twilight, German schimmerung coruscation.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshimmering. The action of shimmer v.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > gleam, glimmer, or flicker > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering leaming1387 shimmeringc1405 gleamingc1440 glimmeringc1440 skimmeringc1440 glimpsing1563 gloringa1652 flickering1816 glancing1832 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 377 A litel shymeryng [v.r. schemeryng] of a light. 1623 Bp. J. Hall Great Impostor 14 The..blinde man that thought he now saw a shimmering of the Sunne-beames. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) ix. 64 Looking toward the shore, I observed a sort of shimmering, as of the heated air above a stove. 1868 A. Helps Realmah iii Kissed into ripples by the shimmering of moonlight. a1871 W. S. Dugdale tr. Dante Purgatorio (1883) i. 9 I discerned the shimmering of the sea. figurative.1880 Todhunter Shelley vii. 199 It is a weak shimmering of forced fun. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). shimmeringadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshimmering. That shimmers. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > bright shininga900 lighteOE lightlyOE sheenOE torhtOE shirea1000 steepa1000 shimmeringc1000 brightOE strongOE clear1297 fair?a1300 bright-shininga1387 merrya1393 skirea1400 lucident14.. shimc1400 staringc1400 luculentc1420 splendent1474 illuminousc1485 lucentc1500 bloominga1522 sheer1565 prelucent1568 faculent1575 splendant1578 lucid1591 neat1591 shine1596 translucent1596 well-lighted1606 nitid1615 lucible1623 dilucid1653 translucid1657 hard1660 the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering levininga1340 leaming1387 gloringa1400 gleamingc1400 glimpsing1551 shimmering1558 glooming1579 brandishing1581 gleamy1593 glancing1596 glimmering1600 flickering1608 flashing1616 blinking1681 glimmerous1793 skimmeringa1800 aglimmer1828 agleam1854 aglint1871 aglance1880 glinting1883 shimmery1883 glimmery1906 c1000 Gl. Prud. in Germania (N.S.) XI. 401/10 Scymriendes wæles, cerulei gurgitis. c1230 Hali Meid. 31 Þat eadi trume of schimerinde meidenes. a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1544 Shemerand shaftis of the shire son. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 80 Wyth schymeryng schene ful schrylle þay schynde. c1440 York Myst. i. 69 My schewyng es schemerande and schynande. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vi. Q 4 In shimring shadowe darck and thinne. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 119* If some little shimering light appeare at a little creuise. 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 229 There is some shimmering light in all. 1840 E. Cook Melia & Other Poems 151 The towering hill, the shimmering rill. 1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. vii. 124 The plain..basking in the hazy shimmering heat. 1881 Macmillan's Mag. 43 345 The soft brilliancy of her toilet had the look of shimmering plumage. figurative.1880 E. White Certainty in Relig. 34 The vague and shimmering atmosphere of local and chronological detail. Draft additions 1993 ˈshimmeringly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a gleaming, glimmering, or flickering manner glimmeringly1561 aglimmer1840 flickeringly1840 gleamingly1847 agleam1867 dancingly1892 aglint1905 a-shimmer1926 shimmeringly1934 1934 in N. Webster Dict. 1979 Washington Post 15 June c3/1 The weather was shimmeringly perfect. 1988 Los Angeles Times 23 Mar. vi. 5/1 ‘Starfish’, the group's new album—propelled by the shimmeringly psychedelic single, ‘Under the Milky Way’—is looking like the breakthrough for the band. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1405adj.c1000
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