glimmering

American

[glim-er-ing] / ˈglɪm ər ɪŋ /

noun

a faint or unsteady light; glimmer.
a faint glimpse or idea; inkling.

adjective

shining faintly or unsteadily; shimmering.

Other Word Forms

glimmeringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of glimmering

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; glimmer, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

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Ahead, the girl’s butterfly wings flashed in the water, glimmering, disappearing, glimmering, disappearing, like a beacon signaling for help.

From Literature

But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sky was ablaze with the myriad of their infinite glimmerings.

From Literature

They strode through densely packed cobbled streets, with sea-stained buildings rising alongside, glimmering in the fading light.

From Literature

In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.

From BBC

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