|
| shim·mer [ shímmər ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle shim·mered, present participle shim·mer·ing, 3rd person present singular shim·mers) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. shine with wavering light: to shine softly with a wavering or flickering light, or make something do this
|
2. be visible as wavering image: to be visible as a wavering or flickering and sometimes distorted image, or make something do this
|
noun (plural shim·mers) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. wavering light or glow: a wavering or flickering soft light or glow
|
2. wavering image or appearance: a wavering or flickering and sometimes distorted image such as that caused by hot air rising from the ground
|
| [ Old English scymrian< Germanic, "shine"] |
|
  shim·mer·y adjective |
|
