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glimmer Definition


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glimmer
verb
    intr
    glimmered, glimmering
    1. To glow faintly.
      Thesaurus: twinkle, shine, sparkle, glow, shimmer, glitter, flicker, glisten, glint, scintillate.
noun
    1. A faint glow; a twinkle.
      Thesaurus: glow, twinkle, shimmer, sparkle, gleam, glint.
    2. A hint or trace.
      Example: a glimmer of hope
      Thesaurus: ray, hint, inkling, trace.
Derivative: glimmering
noun, adj
    Derivative: glimmeringly
    adverb
      Etymology: 14c as glemern.



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