shimmer
verb (used without object)
to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
has shimmered
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present perfectof shimmer (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Lake Powell has shimmered between Glen Canyon’s reddish sandstone walls along the Arizona-Utah border since the dam was completed in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025
Lake Powell has shimmered between red canyon walls along the Arizona-Utah border since Glen Canyon Dam was completed in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
Lake Powell has shimmered between red canyon walls since Glen Canyon Dam was completed in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Amid the gloom of renewed controversy, Aaron’s legacy has shimmered once again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
The island has shimmered with architectural possibility since being sold back to the people of New York for a dollar, in 2003.
From The New Yorker ● May 16, 2016
