Glimmer

English

Noun

Glimmer (plural Glimmers)

1. A faint light; a dim glow.
2. A flash of light.
3. A faint or remote possibility.

Synonyms

• (flash of light): sparkle

Verb

Glimmer (third-person singular simple present Glimmers, present participle Glimmering, simple past and past participle Glimmered)

1. (intransitive) To shine with a faint light.

Synonyms

• (shine with faint light): flicker, shimmer

Adverbs for Glimmer

lustrously; prismatically; sinisterly; coldly; ingly; opulently; gaudily. (See sparkle, gleam)

Adverbs for Glimmer

dimly; phosphorescently; spasmodically; intermittently; evanescently; uncertainly; pallidly; gaily; mistily.

Thesaurus

blink, blinking, broad hint, clue, coruscate, coruscation, cue, firefly, gentle hint, gesture, glance, gleam, glimmering, glint, glisk, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, hint, implication, index, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, kick, look, nod, nudge, prompt, scent, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, shimmer, shimmering, sign, signal, spangle, spark, sparkle, spoor, stroboscopic light, suggestion, suspicion, symptom, telltale, tinsel, track, twinkle, twinkling, whisper, wink

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡlɪmə(r)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɡlɪmɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪmə(r)