shimmer
Speech parts
1. shimmer - Noun
2. shimmer - Verb
Meaning
To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.
A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer.
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the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers
the play of light on the water
Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight
A bit like a serum, lighter than a balm, Watermelon Lip Water gives a transparent watermelon-pink holographic shimmer - for watermelon juice-tasting lips that are both hydrated and glowing.
Around midnight, the visitors witnessed the dancing shimmer of a scantily dressed girl who suddenly arose from the reeds, jumped on a bed, shrieked hysterically, then disappeared just as quickly.
A LUCKY customer got their hands on B&M’s shimmer rug for just £1 after it went on sale.