glimmerverb [ I ]
uk/ˈɡlɪm.ər/us/ˈɡlɪm.ɚ/to shine with a weak light or a light that is not continuous:
The lights of the village were glimmering in the distance.
The sky glimmered with stars.
a glimmering candle
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Giving out light
- alight
- blink
- brighten
- burn
- burnish
- cast
- catch
- dazzle
- flicker
- gild
- glance
- glitter
- glow
- illuminate
- light
- redshift
- shimmer
- sparkly
- strobe
- UV
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glimmernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡlɪm.ər/us/ˈɡlɪm.ɚ/also glimmering,glimmer noun [ C ] (LIGHT)
a light that glimmers weakly:
We saw a glimmer of light in the distance.
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Quantities & units of light
- aureole
- beam
- blip
- bright
- flash
- glare
- glint
- halo
- lustre
- lux
- pencil
- pinprick
- point
- ray
- shaft
- sheen
- shine
- sparkle
- sunbeam
- twinkle
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glimmer noun [ C ] (SIGN)
a slight sign of something good or positive:
This month's sales figures offer a glimmer of hope for the depressed economy.
She's never shown a glimmer of interest in classical music.
The first glimmer of light (= sign of development or understanding) has appeared in the peace talks.
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Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- disclose
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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