glimmering

[ glim-er-ing ]

/ ˈglɪm ər ɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR glimmering ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a faint or unsteady light; glimmer.

a faint glimpse or idea; inkling.

adjective

shining faintly or unsteadily; shimmering.

Origin of glimmering

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at glimmer, -ing¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM glimmering

glim·mer·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby glimmering

gliding lemur, Glière, glim, glimmer, glimmer ice, glimmering, glimpse, Glinka, glinn, glint, glinty

Example sentences from the Web for glimmering

As I drove home that night around eight, Long Island Sound was pitch-black, apart from the glimmering reflection of light poles.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was very young and I thought that the whole experience was a wonderful adventure and a glimmering portal to the future.
The New Fear of Flying After MH370|Clive Irving|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The glimmering lamp overhead cast its flickering light over both of them.
A Woman's Burden|Fergus Hume
A glimmering ray of dim grey light now broke, and spread over the forms of dead and dying men.
Celtic Tales|Louey Chisholm

Perhaps he had some glimmering of understanding, perhaps he realised the position better than they thought.
The Day of Judgment|Joseph Hocking
But a glimmering of light came and lifted him out of a numbing despair.
The Tragedy of St. Helena|Walter Runciman
There it stood, as the sun went down, like a star on the horizon, glimmering above the waste of foaming water.
The Story of the Rock|R.M. Ballantyne

单词	glimmering
释义	glimmering [ glim-er-ing ] / ˈglɪm ər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR glimmering ON THESAURUS.COM noun a faint or unsteady light; glimmer. a faint glimpse or idea; inkling. adjective shining faintly or unsteadily; shimmering. Origin of glimmering Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at glimmer, -ing¹, -ing² OTHER WORDS FROM glimmering glim·mer·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby glimmering gliding lemur, Glière, glim, glimmer, glimmer ice, glimmering, glimpse, Glinka, glinn, glint, glinty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glimmering As I drove home that night around eight, Long Island Sound was pitch-black, apart from the glimmering reflection of light poles. Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead\|Sandeep Jauhar\|August 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I was very young and I thought that the whole experience was a wonderful adventure and a glimmering portal to the future. The New Fear of Flying After MH370\|Clive Irving\|March 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The glimmering lamp overhead cast its flickering light over both of them. A Woman's Burden\|Fergus Hume A glimmering ray of dim grey light now broke, and spread over the forms of dead and dying men. Celtic Tales\|Louey Chisholm Perhaps he had some glimmering of understanding, perhaps he realised the position better than they thought. The Day of Judgment\|Joseph Hocking But a glimmering of light came and lifted him out of a numbing despair. The Tragedy of St. Helena\|Walter Runciman There it stood, as the sun went down, like a star on the horizon, glimmering above the waste of foaming water. The Story of the Rock\|R.M. Ballantyne Words related to glimmering glisten, twinkle, gleam, flicker, shimmer, glint, shine, flash, blink, coruscate, fade, glister, scintillate, glance, glitter, glow
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