glimmering
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Etymology
Origin of glimmering
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at glimmer, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Alongside the spectacle of execution and the glimmering blood, Mary, John, St. Dominic and others beside Christ in many of these frescos cover their faces or turn away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
At the Orange County Auto Show, Corinne Lawson and her husband took a test drive in a glimmering white Mustang Mach-E, an all-electric vehicle made by Ford.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025
Bottles of every shape and size—but all a glimmering shade of blue—were stuck on the ends of the branches.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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