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glimmer definition

glim·mer (glim′ər)

intransitive verb

  1. to give a faint, flickering light
  2. to appear or be seen faintly or dimly

Etymology: ME glimeren, to shine, freq. < base of OE glæm (see gleam), akin to Du glimmeren, Ger glimmern

noun

  1. a faint, flickering light
  2. a faint manifestation or dim perception

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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