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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Coming-of-age dramas may be a dime a dozen at Sundance, but one this tender and truthful can make an entire subgenre feel shimmeringly new.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
“The fields were perfectly, shimmeringly flat. No people crossed them.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
As we made our way along the red dirt track to the mine, the sun was directly above, shimmeringly hot.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2019
After computer manipulation, they become shimmeringly colorful and utterly unrecognizable.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2015
The dream-like Arabian Night unexpectedness which had descended on Neale the evening before, on the roof, continued shimmeringly to wrap everything in improbability.
From Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield
