a-shimmeradv.
/əˈʃɪmə/ Shimmering.
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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
1926 Chambers's Jrnl. June 340/1 The marsh around them a-shimmer with heat.
1930 R. Campbell Adamastor 80 His myriad spectacles a-shimmer Confront the lighted halls.
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