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- Dictionaryglimmer/ˈɡlɪmə/
verb
- 1. shine faintly with a wavering light: "the moonlight glimmered on the lawn"
noun
- 1. a faint or wavering light: "he saw a faint glimmer of light from her window" Similar
- 2. a faint sign of a feeling or quality, especially a desirable one: "there is one glimmer of hope for Becky" Similar
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to shine with a weak light or a light that is not continuous: The lights of the village were glimmering in the distance. glimmer with The sky glimmered with stars. a glimmering candle. Synonym. gleam. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Giving out light. afire. albedo. aura. backlit. beamy. bioluminescence. flicker. gleam. glitter.
The meaning of GLIMMER is to shine faintly or unsteadily. How to use glimmer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Glimmer.
to shine with a weak light or a light that is not continuous: The lights of the village were glimmering in the distance. glimmer with The sky glimmered with stars. a glimmering candle. Synonym. gleam. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Giving out light. afire. albedo. aura. backlit. beamy. bioluminescence. flicker. gleam. glitter.
1. (of a light, candle, etc) to glow faintly or flickeringly. 2. to be indicated faintly: hope glimmered in his face. n. 3. a glow or twinkle of light. 4. a faint indication. [C14: compare Middle High German glimmern, Swedish glimra, Danish glimre]
A glimmer is a tiny glint of light or the sliver of an idea. Either way, it's a sign of a lot more going on behind the scenes.
Glimmer definition: a faint or unsteady light; gleam.. See examples of GLIMMER used in a sentence.
1. verb. If something glimmers, it produces or reflects a faint, gentle, often unsteady light. The moon glimmered faintly through the mists. [VERB] ...the glimmering ocean. [VERB -ing] Synonyms: gleam, shine, glow, sparkle More Synonyms of glimmer. 2. countable noun. A glimmer is a faint, gentle, often unsteady light.
