- a|shim|mer
- a|shim|mer «uh SHIHM uhr», adverb, adjective.in a shimmering state.
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shim´mer|ing|ly — shim|mer|ing «SHIHM uhr ihng», adjective. softly bright or gleaming; lambent: »Figurative. He directed without quite the verve needed to give Richard Strauss shimmering music its best display (Wall Street Journal). –shim´mer|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
shim|mer|ing — «SHIHM uhr ihng», adjective. softly bright or gleaming; lambent: »Figurative. He directed without quite the verve needed to give Richard Strauss shimmering music its best display (Wall Street Journal). –shim´mer|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
shim|mer|y — «SHIHM uhr ee», adjective. shimmering; gleaming softly: »The moon, full last night, will be up soon, casting a shimmery reflection in the pond (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
shim|mer — «SHIHM uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to shine with a flickering light; gleam faintly: »The satin shimmers. –n. a faint gleam or shine: »The pearls have a beautiful shimmer. ╂[Old English scimerian] … Useful english dictionary
shim·mer — … Useful english dictionary
shim — ka·shim; shim·mery; shim·o·no·se·ki; shim·per; shim; shim·mer; shim·my; shim·mer·ing·ly; … English syllables
shimmer — shim|mer1 [ ʃımər ] verb intransitive to reflect a gentle light that seems to shake slightly: The desert landscape shimmered in the midday heat. ╾ shim|mer|ing adjective: a shimmering haze shimmer shim|mer 2 [ ʃımər ] noun count a gentle light… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shimmer — shim•mer [[t]ˈʃɪm ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to shine with or reflect a soft, tremulous light 2) to appear to quiver in faint light or while reflecting heat waves 3) a soft, tremulous light or gleam 4) mer a quivering motion or image as produced by… … From formal English to slang
shimmer — shim|mer [ˈʃımə US ər] v [: Old English; Origin: scimerian] to shine with a soft light that looks as if it shakes slightly ▪ The lake shimmered in the moonlight. >shimmer[i] n [singular, U] ▪ the shimmer of petrol on the road … Dictionary of contemporary English
shimmer — shim·mer … English syllables
