glimmering
[ glim-er-ing ]
/ ˈglɪm ər ɪŋ /
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noun
a faint or unsteady light; glimmer.
a faint glimpse or idea; inkling.
adjective
shining faintly or unsteadily; shimmering.
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How to use glimmering in a sentence
The green drenched woods lay all about his path, bent thick, and the forest drooped glimmeringly.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThe golden hands of the parlor clock point glimmeringly to an hour after midnight, and the house is still.
A Love Story Reversed|Edward BellamyBut a surmise of their drift had begun to dawn glimmeringly upon Dorothy.
Gray youth|Oliver OnionsThe green drenched weeds lay all about in his path, bent thick, and the forest drooped glimmeringly.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete|George Meredith