shimmer
verb (used without object)
to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
shimmeringly
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a word derived from
shimmer.
Example Sentences
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After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival last month, Celine Song’s shimmeringly soulful debut “Past Lives” provides Berlin with some radiance.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
In another category of riches, I decided finally on Tyson for a portrayal that was as shimmeringly spiritual as it was rooted in the real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2020
A wall of shimmeringly delicate wire sculptures by the Venezuelan Gego are a particular joy.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2019
After computer manipulation, they become shimmeringly colorful and utterly unrecognizable.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2015
Symmetrical and shimmeringly green, removed as it now was from all connotations of danger by distance and the promise of immediate destruction, it showed serenely beautiful and unaffected by the machinations of its attackers.
From Greener Than You Think by Ward Moore
