noun 1. a small weak light ○ There was a glimmer of light in one of the upstairs windows. 2. a very small amount ○ The news brought a glimmer of hope to the families of the trapped miners. ■ verb to shine weakly ○ A light glimmered some distance away in the trees. Synonym twinkle
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v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glimmered p. pr. & vb. n. Glimmering.] [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly, glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D. glimmen, glimpen. See Gleam a ray, and cf. Glimpse.] To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. “The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.” Shak. Syn. — To gleam; to glitter. See Gleam, Flash.
Meaning of “glimmer” in English language – noun 1. a small weak light ○ There was a...
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