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shimmer

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
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