shimmer
verb (used without object)
to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
are shimmering
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present progressiveof shimmer.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But L pod orcas clearly have learned to target fish homing to Puget Sound rivers while those adult Chinook are shimmering out at sea.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Up at the top, the waters are shimmering with colorful golden jellyfish and moon jellies.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 28, 2018
There are shimmering electro-R&B jams like Khalid and Swae Lee's "The Ways" and "Redemption," by the duo of Zacari and Babes Wodumo, a South African club star who imports the dance groove called gqom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2018
The whole valley is bathed in Arctic light, and waves of the fjord are shimmering as they crawl out to sea.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2016
The huge cypress trees she and her father pass on their morning walk are shimmering kaleidoscopes, each needle a polygon of light.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
