glimmer
noun
a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
is glimmering
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present progressiveof glimmer (3rd person singular).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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As long as hope is glimmering far away, you can continue facing the future no matter how hard it gets.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2020
"But to yonder pavilion; and, since you must needs know," replied Nectabanus, "the moon is glimmering on the gilded ball which crowns its roof, and which is worth a king's ransom."
From The Talisman by Scott, Walter, Sir
Through the warm bank of dying sunset over there a pale little dot is glimmering.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
My fertile brain is simmering, My fancy's fire is glimmering; I'd fain betake Me to the lake, When bright the moonlight's shimmering.
From The Merryweathers by Richards, Julia Ward
But now the room is disenchanted—and feebly our lamp is glimmering, about to leave us to the light of the moon and stars.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John
