shimmer

(shĭm'ər)
intr.v., -mered, -mer·ing, -mers.

1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See synonyms at flash.
2. To appear as a wavering or flickering image, as in a reflection on water or through heat waves in air.

n.
A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

[Middle English shimeren, from Old English scimerian.]

shimmeringly shim'mer·ing·ly adv.
shimmery shim'mer·y adj.

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verb

To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

noun

Sparkling, brilliant light: flash, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation, sparkle. See beautiful/ugly, light/darkness.

n

Definition: gleam
Antonyms: dullness

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - flimre, glitre
n. - glitren, flimren, flimrende lys

Nederlands (Dutch)
glimmen, glanzen, schijnsel

Français (French)
v. intr. - scintiller, chatoyer, vibrer
n. - scintillement, chatoiement, vibration

Deutsch (German)
v. - schimmern
n. - Schimmer

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αχνοφέγγω, τρεμοφέγγω
n. - αχνοφεγγιά, μαρμαρυγή

Italiano (Italian)
luccicare, tremolare, brillare, bagliore, tremolio, luccichio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lustrar, reluzir
n. - brilhante (m), cintilante (m)

Русский (Russian)
мерцание, мерцать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - brillar, relucir
n. - resplandor, brillo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skimra, glimma
n. - skimmer, glimmer

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发微光, 闪光, 闪烁, 微光

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發微光, 閃光, 閃爍
n. - 微光, 閃光

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 희미하게 반짝이게 하다, 가물거리게 하다, 흔들거리다
n. - 어렴풋한 빛, 가물거리는 빛, 흔들거리기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - きらめき, ゆらめき
v. - ちらちら光る, ゆらめく, ちらちら光らせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضيء بوهن, يومض (الاسم) وميض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נצנץ (רכות)‬
n. - ‮נצנוץ‬

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