Glimmer ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Glimmer ( verb )

  1. Give off a faint or unsteady light.
  2. Appear briefly or fleetingly.

Origin:

Middle english (in the sense "shine brightly"): from old norse glimmra, of germanic origin; related to dutch glimmeren and german glimmeren, also to gleam.

Examples:

  1. The stars glimmered in the sky.
  2. A glimmer of hope appeared on her face.
  3. The distant lights glimmered on the horizon.
  4. A glimmer of an idea crossed her mind.
  5. The moon glimmered through the clouds.

(As a noun)

Glimmer ( noun )

  1. Give off a faint or unsteady light.
  2. Appear briefly or fleetingly.

Origin:

Middle english (in the sense "shine brightly"): from old norse glimmra, of germanic origin; related to dutch glimmeren and german glimmeren, also to gleam.

Examples:

  1. The stars glimmered in the sky.
  2. A glimmer of hope appeared on her face.
  3. The distant lights glimmered on the horizon.
  4. A glimmer of an idea crossed her mind.
  5. The moon glimmered through the clouds.
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