Figurative. He directed without quite the verve needed to give Richard Strauss' shimmering music its best display (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 — ka·shim; shim·mery; shim·o·no·se·ki; shim·per; shim; shim·mer; shim·my; shim·mer·ing·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
shimmeringly — 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
Shimmering — Shim mer*ing, n. A gleam or glimmering. A little shimmering of a light. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
