nnoun.eventa weak and tremulous lightSynset:play
Examples:- the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers
- the play of light on the water
Derivationally Related Form:shimmershimmeryplay
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:shimmerchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.weathershine with a weak or fitful lightExamples:- Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight
Derivationally Related Form:shimmer
Hypernyms:beam shine
Inherited Hypernyms:shimmershine
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Lights --- on the horizon (apply to: shimmer) | The horizon is ---ing with lights (apply to: shimmer)
vverb.stativegive off a shimmering reflection, as of silkDerivationally Related Form:shimmer
Hypernyms:gleam glint glisten glitter shine
Inherited Hypernyms:shimmerglitterlookbe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s