Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
- noun A faint manifestation or indication; a trace.
- intransitive verb To emit a dim, intermittent light: synonym: flash.
- intransitive verb To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes.
- intransitive verb To appear faintly or indistinctly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A faint and wavering light; feeble and broken or scattered rays of light.
- noun A faint glow; a shimmer.
- noun A glimpse: same as
glimmering , 2. - noun Mica.
- noun Fire.
- To shine faintly or unsteadily; emit feeble or wavering rays of light; twinkle; gleam: as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.
- To blink; wink; look unsteadily.
- Synonyms Gleam, Flicker, etc. See
glare , intransitive verb
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam.
- noun Mica. See
Mica . - noun [Prov. Eng.] an owl.
- intransitive verb To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
faint light ; adim glow . - noun A
flash of light. - noun A faint or
remote possibility . - noun mineralogy, dated
mica - verb intransitive To
shine with afaint light.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- noun a flash of light (especially reflected light)
- verb shine brightly, like a star or a light
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Most of them in my generation, I would bet, unless they were fortunate enough to see divorce up close as children, which served to remove the whole glimmer from the thing.
Just a tinge more on the burden of Disney royalty « Dating Jesus 2009
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You could see the glimmer from the pond in the front yard and hear the gentle roll of the water from the small creek.
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Indeed, one glimmer is already a reality, that there are Universities out there that can and do graduate people but do not look like traditional Universities.
Professionalization of Academia « Beki's Blog (there's an original name) 2010
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You could see the glimmer from the pond in the front yard and hear the gentle roll of the water from the small creek.
Field & Stream's Best Hunting Story Contest: Final Week (Week Four) 2009
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It was revealed to view by the dusky, uncertain glimmer of a wood fire that had burned almost down on a pair of tall brass andirons.
Oldtown Folks 1869
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The glimmer from the fire-light died quite away, and only the bright stars kept watch over them.
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But opening the door of the kitchen, through which her way lay to her own room, Winnie found there was a glimmer from the fire, which usually was covered up close; and coming further into the room, she saw some one stretched at full length upon the floor at the fireside.
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As a contrarian, Mr. Croft sees a long-term glimmer of hope for stocks.
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As a contrarian, Mr. Croft sees a long-term glimmer of hope for stocks.
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Not having a glimmer has been a repetitive experience in the Mets' clubhouse and front office over the last generation.
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