shimmer
To shine tremulously or intermittentlyTo shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
» The ocean waves shimmer in the sunlight.
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2 senses(intransitive)To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
1581, John Studley (translator), Medea, Act 4, in Seneca his Tenne Tragedies, London: Thomas Marsh, p. 135, With dusky shimmering wanny globe, her lampe doth pale appeare
schimmern
мерца́тьmercátʹ
Of a mass of bees: to move their abdomens in a coordinated manner so as to produce a shimmering wave effect, thought to deter predators.
- give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
- shine with a weak or fitful light
Examples
22 sentencesThe ocean waves shimmer in the sunlight.
The silk dress shimmers in the light.
The crow's feathers shimmered with black iridescence.
Her black silk blouse shimmered in the light.
The shimmer of the city lights was mesmerizing.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English schimeren, from Old English sċymrian, sċimrian, sċimerian, from Proto-From Middle English schimeren, from Old English sċymrian, sċimrian, sċimerian, from Proto-Germanic *skimarōną. Cognate with Dutch schemeren, German schimmern.
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Forms
shimmers, shimmering, shimmered, shimmeredSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle