Glimmer | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. Shak. Syn. -- To gleam; to glitter. See Gleam, Flash. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Glimmer | n. 1. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam. [ 1913 Webster ] Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Mica. See Mica. Woodsward. [ 1913 Webster ] Glimmer gowk, an owl. [ Prov. Eng. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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