Shimmer Definition

shĭmər
shimmered, shimmers
verb
shimmered, shimmers
To shine with an unsteady light; glimmer.
Webster's New World
To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light.
The moon shimmered on the pond's surface.
American Heritage
To form a wavering image, as by reflection from waves of water or heat.
Webster's New World
noun
shimmers
A shimmering light; glimmer.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Shimmer

Noun

Singular:
shimmer
Plural:
shimmers

Origin of Shimmer

  • Middle English shimeren from Old English scimerian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English scymrian or Old Norse skimi.

    From Wiktionary

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