shimmeryadj.¹

/ˈʃɪməri/

Etymology: < shimmer v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare German schimmerig, West Frisian skimerich.

Giving out a shimmering light.

ΘΚΠ

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

levininga1340

leaming1387

gloringa1400

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glimpsing1551

shimmering1558

glooming1579

brandishing1581

gleamy1593

glancing1596

glimmering1600

flickering1608

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blinking1681

glimmerous1793

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1883 Harper's Mag. May 904/2 Some wondrous shimmery cream of brocaded satin.

1890 J. Hatton By Order of Czar iii. v The city in the lagoons, with..her shimmery waters.

figurative.1893 Athenæum 9 Dec. 803/2 ‘Claudea's Island’ has pretty, shimmery touches, natural and human.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

shimmeryadj.²

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

‘Shaky.’

ΘΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > shaking > characterized by or inclined to

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succussive1742

shimmery1859

quaky1860

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1859 H. B. Stowe Minister's Wooing xxx ‘How is Mrs. Marvyn?’..‘Kinder thin and shimmery, but she is about.’

Derivatives

shimmery-whimmery adj.

1894 G. M. Fenn Real Gold xii Didn't you ever have a set to at school..?..And didn't you feel shimmery-whimmery before you began?

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

单词	shimmery
释义	shimmeryadj.¹ /ˈʃɪməri/ Etymology: < shimmer v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare German schimmerig, West Frisian skimerich. Giving out a shimmering light. ΘΚΠ 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 1883 Harper's Mag. May 904/2 Some wondrous shimmery cream of brocaded satin. 1890 J. Hatton By Order of Czar iii. v The city in the lagoons, with..her shimmery waters. figurative.1893 Athenæum 9 Dec. 803/2 ‘Claudea's Island’ has pretty, shimmery touches, natural and human. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2018). shimmeryadj.² Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshimmery. ‘Shaky.’ ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > shaking > characterized by or inclined to quassativea1632 succussive1742 shimmery1859 quaky1860 shaky1860 1859 H. B. Stowe Minister's Wooing xxx ‘How is Mrs. Marvyn?’..‘Kinder thin and shimmery, but she is about.’ Derivatives shimmery-whimmery adj. Π 1894 G. M. Fenn Real Gold xii Didn't you ever have a set to at school..?..And didn't you feel shimmery-whimmery before you began? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.¹1883adj.²1859
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